Ok fellas, thoughts on this SS helmet

**Karl Langer** · 07-17-2018, 08:59 PM

Another Leningrad treasure.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-17-2018 08:59 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**real steel** · 07-17-2018, 09:18 PM

Decal resembles nothing I am familiar with

**Karl Langer** · 07-17-2018, 09:31 PM

Really? Explain

**real steel** · 07-17-2018, 09:43 PM

There is a large "sub category" on this forum in regards to SS helmets & decals (originals) that are accepted by the collecting community as original & the expected helmet maker such decals are normally seen applied to. Get a chance, take a look. If you come across an example that resembles yours, please post it.

There is also a sub category devoted just to decals...real & repro
David

**Tank Destroyer** · 07-17-2018, 09:51 PM

If David has not familiar with the decal, it is not very promising.

Marty

**Karl Langer** · 07-17-2018, 09:52 PM

Correction: both helmet decals are authentic. Not the same helmet. Found by the same person.

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Marty, look at the new pics. It is real.

**Watchdog** · 07-17-2018, 10:51 PM

by Karl Langer

Correction: both helmet decals are authentic. Not the same helmet. Found by the same person.

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Marty, look at the new pics. It is real.

Oh dear, I feel a little deja vu here and BTW post #3 struck me as just a tad brusque if not actually rude.

David (Real Steel) is likely "the" helmet bloke here and his assessment is one I would always give priority to but I have to say I don't like that first decal either and the other is such a poor picture that, well who knows so if you are not just asking from "zero" and already have an opinion please share it.

However, as they were both found by the same person they must be good right?

Regards

Mark

**nbushyager** · 07-17-2018, 10:57 PM

I had the same reaction. David knows his stuff. I am a novice on helmets and the SS decal on the top helmet didn't look right to me. You saying that they are real, because they were both found by the same person - do you know this person? Where were they found? I'm certain that no SS helmets were dug up in the US.

**Karl Langer** · 07-17-2018, 11:13 PM

Feelings aren't facts. It was neither rude nor brusque. It was a question. Since you can't read minds don't read into my posts. And you were correct that SS helmet have not been dug up in the U.S. Thank you. Who knew?