New ww1 Austrian/German helmet

**oradour** · 05-12-2010, 08:03 PM

pammy, leave it alone, it already has its liner, suffering only a little deteriation.... if you add another liner you will ruin its originality and its value. Its a super helmet and worth the money you paid for it. The other one you talk about (the police thingy) in my opinion doesnt exist ! ..... your helmet is, a WW1 Austro-Hungarian model 1916 steel helmet, rarer than a model 16/17 German equivalent.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 05-12-2010 08:03 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**pammy** · 05-12-2010, 08:13 PM

Trying to show the color better,this is a little better but no were like it looks inperson

**pammy** · 05-12-2010, 08:18 PM

Thank you for the kind words,what abought the little bit of surface rust on the very bottom of the helmet?a little wd 40 ?thanks again..

**magicdutchmen** · 05-12-2010, 09:13 PM

Looks like an honest Austrian M17 to me. It's not mint and it wasn't a bargain but I would like to add one of these to the collection one day. Can you find any maker stamps on the shell inside or under the leather?

**pammy** · 05-12-2010, 09:17 PM

Hi,i will try to look,all i can see right now is the size 66 its big!what do you think its worth?thanks need opinions on the value part also..

**magicdutchmen** · 05-12-2010, 09:18 PM

by oradour

pammy, ive never heard the rural police story before.

Austrian police helmets during the interwar period were refurbished with a different liner and leather chinstrap, the rivets of these helmets weren't flat. Hope this helps

**pammy** · 05-12-2010, 10:00 PM

Hi,how does it look on this light?this is something my aunt made in the 70s for holloween ..NO ONE STILL TOLD ME HOW MUCH ITS REALY WORTH?I CAN TAKE IT..

**magicdutchmen** · 05-12-2010, 10:05 PM

I would pay US$500 -600 tops.

**pammy** · 05-12-2010, 10:08 PM

Sold! Thanks..

**oradour** · 05-12-2010, 10:14 PM

by magicdutchmen

Austrian police helmets during the interwar period were refurbished with a different liner and leather chinstrap, the rivets of these helmets weren't flat. Hope this helps

in other words a completly different helmet to this one......a lot of surplus equipment was reworked for police use interwar, i have a Bavarian greatcoat re-used by a German police dept.