Real or fake M38? Help please

**Jeremy** · 01-15-2018, 06:21 AM

Can the members help please. I got this in Germany, looks extremely aged and authentic came with chin straps that even have makers name Prym on the press studs. ET71. I have since added a good repro liner. It has bolts that I have never seen on repro's being the steel slotted type without the two small holes on the sides. Are the shell and chinstraps real? Thank you

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-15-2018 06:21 AM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 01-15-2018, 08:00 AM

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Sorry to say the helmet is a copy. Note the roll to the edge is incorrect.

Cheers, Ade,

**kradman** · 01-15-2018, 08:57 AM

Agree with Ade a copy I am sorry to say roll edge is incorrect as said and also chin Strap is totally wrong send it back if you can

**real steel** · 01-15-2018, 01:27 PM

Agree with above replies. Both bad.

Also...I have never seen steel slotted vented bolts. Only aluminum. The non vented ones are sometimes seen in steel, but most often aluminum. The "spanner" types seen on earlier models are all steel