M42 survivor

[JohnyWoo]

Hello, today I acquired a true survivor M42 helmet. It was beaten, it was painted black and has a hole in the dome, but to me it is beautiful. Stamping is still visible HKP66, 5548, and after removing black paint remnants of green paint are showing. I don't know what to do with it....yet. I'll start with removing some of the dents but no ideas after that........ Not a bad helmet for $35. Cheers JW

[harryamb2]

looks like the old pickaxe job,after the war.

[HARRY THE MOLE]

I'm not so sure its the work of a pickaxe. It looks a little too large for that, and the metal hasn't been pushed in at the edges.

[JohnyWoo]

I'm not so sure its the work of a pickaxe. It looks a little too large for that, and the metal hasn't been pushed in at the edges.

I agree, I'm assuming that the damage was done by a shrapnel; one of the edges indicates that something traveling at high velocity made that hole. I'll take a photo of the edge that I'm talking about.......

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi, looks like there are some very similar size and shaped dents on the shell, as the hole. To be honest, it looks like a lump hammer or similar has been taken to it, not blast damage as these dents/indentations are almost identical. Leon.

[JohnyWoo]

I love the fact that all of us have a different idea of what might off happened to that helmet; if that helmet would be able to tell its story........ it’s truly fascinating. All of that for $35.........

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

I love the fact that all of us have a different idea of what might off happened to that helmet; if that helmet would be able to tell its story........ it’s truly fascinating. All of that for $35.........

Very true Johny, and at the end of the day that is half the fun of the hobby when we cannot "nail down" the history of an individual piece. Leon.