My New M40 German Steelhelmet

[klinger]

hi just wanna show my new old helmet, it was just a try out whit oxalic acid and look it workes again, first i got a 40 gbp relic helmet, 10 gbp oxalic acid and some time, i putet the relic helmet 2 days in the oxalic acid and after that just some small adjustments and cleaning of crusted rust parts and adding a real firepolice helmetliner (20 gbp) i got a nice looking steelhelmet, newer thought that it come out this nice, and even a decal is showing but cant find out what it can be but maybe someone here can help me to find out

[helmet2id]

Very nice restoration!

[klinger]

Very nice restoration!

many thanks

[klinger]

no one a clue about the decal or the paint remains of what i may was one day

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Nice restoration. Are the parts real? Or reproduction?

[klinger]

Nice restoration. Are the parts real? Or reproduction?

the parts are real but the liner is a firepolice helmetliner not wehrmacht or ss but nearly the same and for the first time ok so far only have to change the chinstrap soon then it looks not so good

[Schwerpunkt]

Adding the liner for the sake of it having a liner is a mistake in my opinion. It just doesn't look right. Some things are best left as they were found.

[tampalam]

Nice job on the shell. i agree that the liner should not go on it since it doesn't match. the fire/police chinstrap is fat and detracts from the look. The paint came through nicely and it appears to have been a DD helmet most likely a Police Combat lid since this is an M40.

[klinger]

dont worry i allready bought a real liner for the helmet but have to wait for it

[Schwerpunkt]

dont worry i allready bought a real liner for the helmet but have to wait for it

Any liner you put in there will look out of place. I don't understand the pleasure in upgrading such a helmet but maybe that's just me. I'd use my funds to buy a helmet with liner , nice "No decal" ones that were found above ground are not that expensive ... yet.