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Article about: Hello, There is again a Luftwaffe Helmet for Sale, the shell and paint seem to be original, but i think the decal might be an fake. Any Opinions would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adravo

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    Quote by PotatoDigger View Post
    I saw that helmet up on ye olde fleabay, too and I see no reason to believe the shell and paint are post war, the decal analysis I will leave up to the more experienced folks but I think it matches up with the rest of the helmet well.
    Just my two cents
    Luis
    Well I am happy to be corrected. As I said I'm no expert, it just looked odd to me. To be honest if I knew it was on Ebay I would have totally dismissed it. That must be conditioning because I would look much more closely at badges and medals probably because I am better versed in that area

    Regards

    Mark
    "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."

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    I too spoke up too soon, must be my fake paranoia.
    Sorry

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    Couple of Quist vents for comparison.

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    I think we are seeing a bit of camera distortion to the proportions. Happens with the wide angle lens on some cameras. I took a photo of a M1 helmet last week and reviewing the images I was surprised, the proportion were not what the eye sees.

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    Quote by AndyM35 View Post
    I know they're out there Frank but I don't know that we see them as much on the forum. Would love to see a 60!

    Andy
    Ron R has probably most of the 60's :-)
    You can see them on German Helmet Walhalla or WAF.

    I think 62 and 64 are almost in equal proportion out there.

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    Quote by AndyM35 View Post
    I know they're out there Frank but I don't know that we see them as much on the forum. Would love to see a 60!

    Andy
    Here is one of my size 60's for an example.

    Cheers,
    TerryPossible Fake?Possible Fake?Possible Fake?Possible Fake?Possible Fake?

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    Quote by Schwerpunkt View Post
    Ron R has probably most of the 60's :-)
    You can see them on German Helmet Walhalla or WAF.

    I think 62 and 64 are almost in equal proportion out there.
    Don't know if I can find it again (new computer and lost all my old bookmarks) but I had saved a breakdown of production % by size and 64 was definitely the most produced of all the sizes. However, I wouldn't dispute that it seems like 64 and 62 seem to be out there in roughly equal proportion in collections/on the market these days. You look at more helmets than I and I wouldn't want to contradict your observation - also because it really doesn't go against what I have casually observed myself.
    Todd
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    "Best job I ever had."

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    Thanks for the photo Terry. The decals always look big on the smaller sized lids. I thought I read somewhere that there were more smaller sized helmets produced later in the war due the the younger age of some of the German soldiers.

    The only 60 I have is this little Imperial M17.

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    nice to see the bolts on this one Andy! chunky!

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    Yes, they certainly don’t go unnoticed do they Rene

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