Battle damaged SS Single decal M40 from Normandy

**ObKrieger** · 10-23-2011, 05:31 PM

Beautiful helmet, Ade. That liner is making me sad! What is red rot exactly, some kind of fungus?

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-23-2011 05:31 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**DougB** · 10-23-2011, 05:31 PM

Hi Ade a nice Quist M40, a poignant and memorable helmet!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-23-2011, 05:36 PM

Hi Guys, thanks for the comments.

Red Rot is down to a problem caused when the leather was originally tanned. Nothing can be done....

Cheers, Ade.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-23-2011, 06:02 PM

Hi Doug, I know you and Frank et al like to know lot numbers for your database. Just taken a look and it appears to be DN304.

Cheers, Ade.

**Paul D** · 10-23-2011, 06:08 PM

Ade i don't know how i missed this first time around another wonderful piece of Battle history

**DougB** · 10-23-2011, 08:01 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

Hi Doug, I know you and Frank et al like to know lot numbers for your database. Just taken a look and it appears to be DN304.

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks very much Ade! Again, wonderful helmet. I have yet to find one with a newspaper inside it, something every helmet collector would love to have!

**CARL** · 10-23-2011, 08:09 PM

Cracking lid Ade, fantastic to have some background to the item too. Just adds to the value for me (in a collector's way of appreciation that is!), so a very special lid indeed. Fascinating to have the newspaper present too, just a damn shame about the "red-rot". Thanks for sharing it with us all.

Regards,

Carl