German Helment authentication required, local auction pick up today ...
Hi all,
Not usually my area of interest , I picked this up cheaply at a local non military auction. Would appreciate if anyone can confirm originality please, and value if correct.
Rear is stamped *407 side ET66 ??
strap has ***** **** Berlin 1939 at end.
Thanks
Steve
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Hopefully my gut feeling was right and I picked up a good one ...??
Be interested to hear feedback and any opinions ?? Thanks Steve
it looks to me as a single decal camo,if good you got a bargain.but wait for the helmet guys.
Original M-42 by ET that is about as far as I want to go on this one. timothy
Hi, I must admit I do not like the paint work at all, it has been sanded and scratched all over, not a natural pattern of wear. The "D" rings also look to large and thin to me,( I am looking at this on a small screen though!) I suspect that the liner is not original and the lot number stamp is very low on the skirt. For me this is a messed with shell at best, although I feel it may all be faked unfortunately. Leon.
Thanks Leon for your advice,i am though still not convinced that it is wrong .Grey paintwork remains on inner shell , when checking behind external bolts this remains also on the ouside , no sign of relic paint over in these areas . Under magnification paint work has chipped off ,yes scratched up but under magnification I am unable to detect consistent sanding directional lines ,and the inner liner appears contemporary with the piece, rather than an add on . To find out if right or wrong I think I will have to get someone to inspect it to be 100% sure eitherway.
thank you for your input and its definetly something to look at.
best wishes
Steve
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