Brown M42

[Militariacurious]

Hi Guys

What do you think about this colour ? Is it genuine or post war?

[Danmark]

Looks bronze to me! .... postwar paint and put together IMO
( remember "post war" still means 40 years or more so a finish can really start to look worn )

Dan

[Militariacurious]

Yes the liner looks like it has been replaced doesn´t it? I am just a beginner in the World of helmets (and militaria), but I don´t recall ever having seen that kind of colour on a M42. Would it happen that the germans at the end of the war just used existing paints to camouflage their helmets or is there no evidence on that?

[JERSEY 34]

Hi,
I am not saying this helmet is original in colour but helmets have turned up over here in Jersey Channel Islands that have been chocolate brown, and one was black with a yellow stripe front to back which were 100% original period done helmets. I have no idea why, perhaps for some special unit/task but they were totally genuine. Unfortunately I don't have any photos to show you as at the time I saw them not everyone had a camera in thier pocket.
D.

[DougB]

I agree with Jersey on the color, camo can be anything however this one is clearly painted over rust pitting ergo, postwar painted.

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi,this is a heavily pitted re-paint,in my opinion there is nothing to suggest that the brown is period applied. Leon.

[Wagriff]

Unless it came from the factory extensively rust pitted before it was painted, of Course this paint was applied post war...

[cricketchris1944]

Brown camo helmet are very often found.
But this a put together helmet
No good.
chris

[geelong]

might be just the images or my eyes but i can still see paint under the brown.