First M42 stahlhelm

[DougB]

Ok then thanks Ripper, lets keep it civil gents and on topic. ;-)

I'm off for most of the evening now so play nice lol

[edelweiss123]

He only said gents.......Just kidding I'l behave.

Any idea where you will get the liner from ripper?

[Jerry B]

My first German steel helmet was a post war reused Czech example -bought for £1.50- and as others have said, I moved up from that and got better examples as time and money allowed, so I see no problem with the thread starter as a first helmet and you never know you might be lucky when you strip the paint, as a friend of mine had a post war painted black lid which he stripped and it had an original SS decal under the paint.

[geelong]

this shell is a post war repaint has no rivits and liner but intresting it might have its original paint under it. but for me i would hold a while and see if a war time m42 comes up for sale, you just dont no somthing at a good price might pop up.
ive had a go at restoring a helmet for what you spend on getting paint decal so on its not worth it. and you always no its not just right. i saved or hid money from the missus for 8 mounths to get my first real german helmet and still have it and always will.

[Totenhead]

My first German steel helmet was a post war reused Czech example -bought for £1.50- and as others have said, I moved up from that and got better examples as time and money allowed, so I see no problem with the thread starter as a first helmet and you never know you might be lucky when you strip the paint, as a friend of mine had a post war painted black lid which he stripped and it had an original SS decal under the paint.

Can you imagine the excitement of seeing that !!

Right i am off on Feepay again, any black helmets for sale !!! .......only jesting

[Ripper]

Well i striped the paint (it only took 4-5 hours ),and this is what I found underneath,lots and lots of grey paint.

[Danmark]

Ooh .... that looks like a shipboard grey under the rim ( especially with the name in black ) so this might have been a KM helmet in its former life?
Very good paint removal and a nice save!

Cheers, Dan

[Gunny Hartmann]

Ooh .... that looks like a shipboard grey under the rim ( especially with the name in black ) so this might have been a KM helmet in its former life?
Very good paint removal and a nice save!

Cheers, Dan

It looks that way!......

[Jerry B]

You have done a good job on that, it looks really good now and will look good when you get a liner in it IMHO.

[Ripper]

Thanks guys! And i sure hope Danmark is right about the helmet being KM.