Need help identifying/authenticating this helmet.

**Gunny Hartmann** · 11-03-2013, 01:46 AM

by Dual Headed Eagle

Is there any way to find out what this helmet actually is? If it's post war it's not necessarily useless to me, I found some numbers stamped on the rear and posted a photo above. Any ideas?

As confirmed above it's a Bundesgrenzschutz lid, post war West German border guard helmet!..

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-03-2013 01:46 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**KradSpam** · 11-03-2013, 01:51 AM

I never knew they made the M42 post war.

**sweguy** · 11-03-2013, 01:53 AM

Already been said but sorry to tell everything's post-war. Hope you can get your money back.

**Gunny Hartmann** · 11-03-2013, 01:59 AM

by KradSpam

I never knew they made the M42 post war.

I didn't either!...

**jonobo** · 11-03-2013, 04:28 AM

Would it have been possible that this helmet is an early bgs and was made from a late war m42?

**Dual Headed Eagle** · 11-03-2013, 05:54 AM

by jonobo

Would it have been possible that this helmet is an early bgs and was made from a late war m42?

I've read some things after posting this thread that lead me to believe this is possible, do you know of any BGS resources I could consult? If this is a fine example of an original BGS helmet then I'd like to keep it and get a partial refund. Of course I'd like to remove the fake emblems on each side..

**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-03-2013, 09:34 AM

In Spanish, but look at the pics and use Google translate:

ALEMN 35

Cheers, Ade.

**Gunny Hartmann** · 11-03-2013, 12:24 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

In Spanish, but look at the pics and use Google translate:

ALEMN 35

Cheers, Ade.

It's true about this site you really do learn something new everyday, i always thought BGS lids were all M40!...Thanks for the link Ade!...

**Dual Headed Eagle** · 11-03-2013, 03:31 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

In Spanish, but look at the pics and use Google translate:

ALEMN 35

Cheers, Ade.

Great info, thanks very much. It's nice to know I have a 100% complete BGS helmet. I'm saddened that somebody would waste the time of putting fake WW2 era decals on it. Would it be worth it, or even a good idea to remove the fake decals so the helmet can stay in original condition? I may get a partial refund for the helmet as I'm still interested in it as a genuine post-war helmet.

**KradSpam** · 11-03-2013, 03:39 PM

I think it's pretty cool actually. I don't really do post war but you have a quite rare example there of very early BGS helmet. How much do you have in it?