Helmet Afrika Corps, Need Heelp

[dekomaus]

Hi guys,

I need your help. I have a helmet, Africa should be. The leather was probably times replaced in 1962 I think. It looks as if the helmet at the origin had a different color. The helmet is back stamped. Other stamps are not to be found. Is this an original helmet? What is your opinion about the helmet

[Helldude]

Fake bad liner, paint and tricolor on m42
only shell looks orginal

[Danmark]

Liner is Bundeswehr ( perforated brow ) with a repaint and repro decals.The alloy liner band is strangely rivetted??? and in any case is wrong for a M42. Chinstrap also later ( flat double rivets ) ...... all in all as Helldude says, only the shell is good.

Dan

[Jerry B]

As already mentioned, this is a total post war put together item with only the metal shell being original, liner, paint, decals etc all post war and/or fake.

[dekomaus]

thank you for your opinion, because my guess was indeed correct

[Michael Ryan]

Hi, May I suggest that you view anything suposedly pre 1945 that bears a number 8405 12 1234567 or similar with the utmost suspision. The number that I have detailed is a NATO Codification Reference and represents 8405 (clothing) 12 (NATO country of origin code [not necessarily the country of manufacture] for the Federal Republic of Germany) and the seven digit number, often broken into 3 dash 4 digits (item specific reference number)
8110-99- UK Tyres if my memory serves me
8405-00- or 01- US and even our brothers from down under, 7105-66- Australia Barrack Equipment

Hope this is of some help for you when viewing perportedly WWII bits

Cheers Michael Ryan

[kurland kessel]

fake

[timothy]

Looks like only the M-42 shell is original rest has already been stated. timothy

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

The guys have nailed this one and it is a banged to rights duffer I'm afraid. Nothing left worth saving here. Leon

[kurland kessel]

from kurland attic..original AFRIKA PAINT?or maybe post-war painted?I think that painted after a war