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Re: SD Heer M40 EF64 #1348
You are correct about the chinstrap - a Czech or Latvian repro - but you got
a very nice helmet in trade. I would have gone for it too................!
( I refuse to pay the exorbitant $150-$250 for a genuine original
chinstrap - so for me, at $20 each, these are ok to use ! )
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10-04-2011 02:26 AM
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Re: SD Heer M40 EF64 #1348
You have a nice setup, I like the new addition as well!
Alec
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Re: SD Heer M40 EF64 #1348
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Walkwolf
You are correct about the chinstrap - a Czech or Latvian repro - but you got
a very nice helmet in trade. I would have gone for it too................!
( I refuse to pay the exorbitant $150-$250 for a genuine original
chinstrap - so for me, at $20 each, these are ok to use ! )
Yea, you can almost get a new helmet for that much. lol
Thanks for the kind words guys! I am happy with the helmet and I change up my setup every once in a while, usually when I get something new. lol
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Re: SD Heer M40 EF64 #1348
Nice catch but yes the strap is sadly post war.
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Re: SD Heer M40 EF64 #1348
Thanks guys!
In case anyone was interested, the helmets I have displayed are as follows, from left to right:
EF66 SD Heer M40. It originally had a layer of black spraypaint over it that I removed, although I didn't do a very good job of it. I added the Luftwaffe bread bag strap to it for display. The lot number is illegible, as is the case with many EF helmets. It has a 1942 dated liner.
EF64 SD Heer M40... the subject of this thread. lol
ET68 M40 #421. I bought this as a poorly refurbished shell so I decided to strip it and try to restore it myself. As of now, it's a no-decal M40 with a net, but I might redo it again and make it an SS.
Q62 SD Heer M40, #DN137. This is my best helmet. It came from a vet's estate in Arkansas. I can't read the liner band unfortunately. The chinstrap was period shortened.
ET66 SD Kriegsmarine M40, #1297. This is my favorite. It's salty, but original. I think it has a 1941 liner band.
I've got a couple other helmets, but nothing too special. I don't have them displayed because I don't have enough room.
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