-
-
11-10-2019 10:15 PM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
-
The decal is a dud ( it does look painted). It's also a rear marked Q which should not have a decal.
-
Thank you, Blackdog. This is what I expected, but wanted to be sure.
I presume this helmet would originally have been field gray?
-
by
Blackdog
The decal is a dud ( it does look painted). It's also a rear marked Q which should not have a decal.
Nothing more to say! This is enough to tell you to avoid this one.
Nick
-
Yup, DN500 series Q helmet, far too late in the war to even have a chance of having a factory applied decal.
Luis
Last edited by PotatoDigger; 11-11-2019 at 05:25 PM.
-
by
PotatoDigger
Another perfectly good ND M40 ruined with a dumb SS decal...
Luis
It is too bad, about the decal. Is there anything else wrong with the helmet? The liner, chin strap and even the rough textured paint on the shell look okay to my eye. As I mentioned, the seller’s asking price is quite reasonable, and so I’m thinking about using this one as the basis of a restoration...
-
Both liner and chinstrap look like modern reproductions to me. There's no wear at all to the chinstrap, or to the liner where it folds over the band.
An authentic liner and chinstrap in one of my lids. This one didn't see much use, but the wear to the components is still very evident. Note the rubbing to the liner, where it wraps over the edge of the band.
Regards, B.B.
-
by
Hallibag
It is too bad, about the decal. Is there anything else wrong with the helmet? The liner, chin strap and even the rough textured paint on the shell look okay to my eye. As I mentioned, the seller’s asking price is quite reasonable, and so I’m thinking about using this one as the basis of a restoration...
Of course the price is reasonable there is nothing authentic on this helmet , liner and strap are also reproduction and the paint for me is also post war only the steel is good.
-
Okay, thank you all for your replies.
Bookmarks