My first steel helmet

**wuppergold** · 10-20-2010, 07:55 PM

Hello,
this is my first steel helmet, usually I collect buckles. I think the maker is Quist, Q66.
Maybe I´ll want to clean the helmet, but how. First with tepidly water-suds and then with oil " balistol ", or only with water. Thanks for your opinions and tips.
best,
Sascha

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-20-2010 07:55 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**wuppergold** · 10-20-2010, 08:14 PM

Anything is wrong with my pics. Here again

**Nathan5kdp** · 10-20-2010, 10:11 PM

DO NOT CLEAN IT. You will only damage the decals, paint and remaining liner parts. This will also destroy the value of the helmet and a lot of its collector appeal! Always leave things as they were found...

**DougB** · 10-21-2010, 06:48 AM

Agree dont clean it. Esp dont oil it!

**Wehrmacht39** · 10-21-2010, 06:51 AM

Nice helmet! Leave it just the way it is.

**Walkwolf** · 10-21-2010, 07:19 AM

I agree, leave it the way it is.

'Q66' is a nice make and a good size............!

**wuppergold** · 10-21-2010, 08:18 AM

Hi,
thanks for your opinions. I have clean only the interior with water-suds because there was some mud, anything else remains!
Best,
Sascha

**qotd** · 10-21-2010, 09:01 AM

Yeh mate dont touch it any more......looks a lot better in a used condition and like the others have said has a better collector value. I myself love getting dirty looking helmets, shows they have a history, if you clean it too much you are removing its own personal "history" so to speak.

**qotd** · 10-21-2010, 09:03 AM

to bw honest mate, now that you have cleaned the inside it has lost some of its character........in my humble opinion

**ObKrieger** · 10-21-2010, 11:03 AM

Most collectors like untouched, nicely aging examples. I agree with everyone else, don't clean it at all. Just wipe it down lightly with a soft cloth every now and then to clear the dust off.