Any hope for this M40?

[bradanimal]

Bought this the other day. Doesn't look good. hahaha What do you think? The headgear definitely looks new.

[Franz1944]

messed with helmet

[VolksJager]

Looks like its a semi relic lid thats been heavily cleaned, hence the scrubbed looking decals.You can see a line from the cleaning solution coming from one of the pin holes. Its an original shell and I believe original decals as well. Liner is new though, being one from a civilian lid, its original itself though. Been messed with but did you get it for a good price?

[bradanimal]

That's some decent news. As for the price, I got a whole lot of items for a price that's seeming a bit too high now. Im new to all this collecting.

[MD Helmets]

That's a nice example of a collection of helmet parts in a messed with shell. Very unfortunate.

[bradanimal]

What should I have paid for just a helmet like this?

[ObKrieger]

A heavily messed with original M35 shell with a postwar liner.

A helmet like this would typically sell for $200 or so in my opinion, perhaps a lot more or a lot less. I think if you decided to sell it to a collector it would take a very long time to move.

[MD Helmets]

Um, not much. It's not one I would have bought regardless of price. Maybe $50? Someone else might have a better idea.

[roger9344]

The shell alone might sell for 100-125US$ at most, as a candidate for a restoration project. The liner/chinstrap are postwar. Too bad about the eagle decal. If it had survived . . . then it might be worth US$150-200 to the right buyer.

[bradanimal]

Thanks for all the input everyone!