Article about: Not the most exotic helmet I acquired this year, but it is my favorite. For reasons not related to the hobby, I sharply curtailed my purchases this year, and since last May I have only picke
Not the most exotic helmet I acquired this year, but it is my favorite. For reasons not related to the hobby, I sharply curtailed my purchases this year, and since last May I have only picked up a few low end civies. Before Christmas my wife and I agreed not to exchange gifts, but as usual, she did what she wanted to do. Without my knowledge she called my "helmet pusher," Joe G., a long time high end collector who has been liquidating his 40 year+ collection, and picked out this one, a Czech CZ 32, repainted and reissued with a beautiful Heer decal. How she selected this one I don't know, but it is a helmet type that I have sought for many years. It is complete with liner (one detached pad crudely repositioned) and chinstrap. For some unknown reason the interior has been painted an off white color, but it doesn't detract and I can certainly live with it. The decal is a typical reissue Heer decal, and the only type I have seen on these reissue CZ 32's. It is in very good condition. By the way, I gave my wife a pair of gloves. What a guy! Anyway, I hope you like this one as much as I do, and happy new year all. Jim G.
Looks like your wife knows more about rare Third Reich helmets than you thought Jim!! If she's that good at picking out a scarce quality lid like this, you better lock up your collection in case you suddenly come home to a new kitchen and no helmets!! Leon.
As I understand it, Czech infantry fighting alongside the Wehrmacht, and rear echelon troops in Bohemia Moravia. I haven't seen many period pictures of these but they are real, the ones with the M&B reissue Heer decals that is. Jim G.
Czech CZ 32 - Reissue Heer
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