Identifying WW2 German Helmet- NO CLUE:)

casejane · 05-22-2010, 04:16 AM

I am very new to this so any help is GREATLY appreciated. I have this helmet and a Japanese one. Thanks!

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 05-22-2010 04:16 AM

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**Walkwolf** · 05-22-2010, 04:19 AM

It is a WWII German relic M35 or M40 shell.

The vents have been welded or blocked somehow,
I cannot ID it positively as one or the other.......

casejane · 05-22-2010, 04:22 AM

Wow, that was fast! Thanks so much!!

casejane · 05-22-2010, 04:32 AM

Any ideas on the value of it? Thanks again!

**lach470** · 05-22-2010, 01:45 PM

It wouldn't be worth very much...Maybe $50? It would be good to use for a cloth cover.....Hope that helps a little....certainly an M40 - shame about the vents but it is what it is....
Cheers!
Rob
PS.....did you find any markings on the back or side of the skirt? on this inside? That would be the maker and size of the helmet.

**António Fragoeiro** · 05-22-2010, 01:47 PM

Indeed an m40 shell

**Walkwolf** · 05-22-2010, 10:03 PM

by lach470

It wouldn't be worth very much...Maybe $50? It would be good to use for a cloth cover.....Hope that helps a little....certainly an M40 - shame about the vents but it is what it is....
Cheers!
Rob
PS.....did you find any markings on the back or side of the skirt? on this inside? That would be the maker and size of the helmet.

It is also strange that the rivet holes seem shut in the same way.
I don't see any rivets coming through the inside of the shell,
but it could be that the photo is just too dark in my screen.

This would be my guess at a price too. About $50