Found this helmet on Craigslist. When I went to look at it, there was a swastika on top with dots. Is this a legit Freikorps helmet. Is the painted-on swastika genuine from the time period? The maker is "G" size 62. Thanks.
Freikorps helmet?
Found this helmet on Craigslist. When I went to look at it, there was a swastika on top with dots. Is this a legit Freikorps helmet. Is the painted-on swastika genuine from the time period? The maker is "G" size 62. Thanks.
I see no relation between this swastika and the Freikorp.
I do not profess to be an expert on the Freikorp but I thought their symbols were the skull and also the more stylized bent swastika (happy to be corrected in this)
It is most probably a post war addition. What color is the swastika? It looks like a light lavender in my cell phone
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To me, this has a biker vibe....
No freikorps, why would they put it on the top for no one to see.it was done post_ww2
[QUOTE=cricketchris1944;157 No freikorps, why would they put it on the top for no one to see.it was done post_ww2[/QUOTE]
I'll have to agree. I have not seen a swastika on top like that.
I have seen a few with the swastika on the top.most of them were done by vets
Actually I have seen helmets like this. In was not unheard of for a vet to do this. Ken (german war helmets) just sold oneby Pablo
As far as this helmet is concerned , I see no reason a vet would put a swaz on a WW1 shell IMHO..so post war to me. And in light lavender no less.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Edit: took too long to post...Chris beat me to it...that's what happens when the dog is begging to be let out....
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
With a little bit paint leftover from painting a kids room?
I have to disagree ;-) It was a clever but short lived new FreiKorps design for aerial recognition
Not many helmets with this paint scheme survived...
Finally looking at this from a PC. The Swaz looks new and the paint looks like modern latex. It also is glossy with almost no wear, except where the helmet rust came through.
But I think this is all superfluous information as I think we all agree that it isn't legit.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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