best single book for helmets

[ObKrieger]

hi guys, i was thinking abut investing in some books. what is the single absolute best book for german helmets? im looking for a starter book just to have as my temporary reference until i have a nice collection of them.

[ppsh33]

hi, my advise is spend money wisely on books , lots of pretty pics books about. invest in ludwig bauers book the history of the german helmet. costly and can be hard to find at times. a few turn up on ebay and you can grab a good deal at times. hope this is of some help..paul

[kirby]

If you find Bauers book make sure it's his third book. I think he had a small paperback, a hardback with a Yellow cover that is in German and the third book that is bible for helmet collectors. I sold an extra copy I picked up on Ebay about a year ago. I think it went for $120-125. Not cheap but some books have gone up in value more than alot of militaria.

[GasMasksUK]

$125 USD is a small amount to pay for something in the world of German Helmets, having a book like that might help give you the knowledge about what genuine helmets look like, thus saving you a lot of money because you wont be fooled by any fakes

Thanks

Danny

[DougB]

Ludwig Baer's book is a good book on the history of the helmet and contains a lot of minutae, and should be on every helmet collectors bookshelf. However if your starting out and want a good reference book on an array of helmets, in color with plenty of explanation and variety to be able to tell real from fake I would invest in Ken N's book available here http://www.germanhelmetsinc.com/index
An excellent starter book, better than Baer's for what you want in my opinion.

[Jerry B]

Ludwig Baer's book is a good book on the history of the helmet and contains a lot of minutae, and should be on every helmet collectors bookshelf. However if your starting out and want a good reference book on an array of helmets, in color with plenty of explanation and variety to be able to tell real from fake I would invest in Ken N's book available here http://www.germanhelmetsinc.com/index
An excellent starter book, better than Baer's for what you want in my opinion.

Agree, if you only want 1 book on helmets, this is the one to have.

Jerry

[helmet2id]

Ludwig Baer's book is a good book on the history of the helmet and contains a lot of minutae, and should be on every helmet collectors bookshelf. However if your starting out and want a good reference book on an array of helmets, in color with plenty of explanation and variety to be able to tell real from fake I would invest in Ken N's book available here http://www.germanhelmetsinc.com/index
An excellent starter book, better than Baer's for what you want in my opinion.

AGREED. Jim G.

[BLONDI]

Ludwig Baer's book is a good book on the history of the helmet and contains a lot of minutae, and should be on every helmet collectors bookshelf. However if your starting out and want a good reference book on an array of helmets, in color with plenty of explanation and variety to be able to tell real from fake I would invest in Ken N's book available here http://www.germanhelmetsinc.com/index
An excellent starter book, better than Baer's for what you want in my opinion.

This sounds like great advice. I have just ordered Kens book as a result of reading this thread. I will let you know how I get on with it!!!
Andy

[BLONDI]

Ludwig Baer's book is a good book on the history of the helmet and contains a lot of minutae, and should be on every helmet collectors bookshelf. However if your starting out and want a good reference book on an array of helmets, in color with plenty of explanation and variety to be able to tell real from fake I would invest in Ken N's book available here http://www.germanhelmetsinc.com/index
An excellent starter book, better than Baer's for what you want in my opinion.

Great Advice from Doug!!. I bought Ken Niewiarowicz's book as a result of this thread and can't put it down!! I Haven't spoken to my wife in weeks!. It's expensive but well worth it. Only problem is that have discovered that two of my helmets are crap!

Cheers
Andy

[FJ5 chally]

Great Advice from Doug!!. I bought Ken Niewiarowicz's book as a result of this thread and can't put it down!! I Haven't spoken to my wife in weeks!. It's expensive but well worth it. Only problem is that have discovered that two of my helmets are crap!

Cheers
Andy

I got Kens book and Its a GREAT book, I know people how are friends with Ken, and Ken even used their input in the book..Kens referance pics in the book are ALL origional NO RE-POP decals or shells...VERY GOOD BOOK!!!!