Do you try the helmets on???

[LAS VEGAS]

Guys in particular navy man, and orador all great pics.i love the older face with the m42 reminds me of how a volksturm would have looked.the spiked helmet looks great on.on a special ocasion which il only hint at an ex girlfiend of mine wore one of my german m16s voluntarily, and not much else i only say it because it is a fact,lv ps all great. Replies thanks

[NickD]

well i use to ware one of my NAM M-1's while playing on my XBOX

[HARRY THE MOLE]

I've never come accross a helmet big enough to fit my head. They had a job finding one in my size when I was in the army!

[António Fragoeiro]

This is probably one of the best threads in the forum, so funny, maybe when i arrive home, ill post my pict.
Cheers.
Nuno

[lach470]

I've always tried on the helmet the minute it comes out of the mail!! I know my head size: I need a 58cm liner on a 66cm shell.....don't have any pics though. Another thing that I do (for sure, I'm not alone in doing this) is that I put my face inside the helmet and take a deep breath - there is a specific smell that old helmets take on ..... I love it!

Cheers!

Rob

[noelh]

Apparently Billy Connolly said: 'Never trust a man left alone with a tea cosy who doesn't try it on'. So it is with helmets. I only have four, two of which are British that I would have worn when I was serving in the military. So I have tried them on. It does bring back memories of long days and nights and how itchy and scratchy they became. My other helmets are a fake German and an M1 recently acquired through NickD. To be honest I only ever wore them to amuse my two very young sons. They like to wear them though. 'I'm a shoulder, Daddy' the three year old happily tells me!

[crazy horse]

yes I have put all 3 of mine on, my m-40 most, but all mine fit great, but it gives me flashbacks of those crappy kevlar lumps, I hated wearing that thing, but I don't mind my m-1 U.S. steel pot's especially the marine ww2 cammo cover., the nam para helmet has too many straps, yes it has an m-1 shell

[oradour]

I thing that I do (for sure, I'm not alone in doing this) is that I put my face inside the helmet and take a deep breath - there is a specific smell that old helmets take on ..... I love it! Cheers! Rob

Rob....and there we have it...the smell, is there on all items be it cloth or leather, the smell of authenticity ! always to be considered when evaluating a piece...something that can not be replicated, it must be taken into consideration with all the other factors !

[Gary J]

Remember what Colonel Sanders said to his leader .... Dark Helmet

[Hunt for the IronCross]

do you guys think that if it fits it mostly influences the buy?