M34 DD Just came in.

**cricketchris1944** · 04-13-2013, 07:22 PM

by Eric Zentner

I remember that one. Here is the back of one neck protectors holders in black.Attachment 498734
And if you look at the far right you can see the size difference to my others.
Eric
Attachment 498736 Attachment 498737 Attachment 498735

That collection is sure getting bigger
chris

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 04-13-2013 07:22 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**cricketchris1944** · 04-19-2013, 07:56 PM

You sure have pick-up some very interesting helmets in the pass few years.
chris

**1stCTHeavyArtillery** · 04-19-2013, 08:12 PM

A question on the liner- the tight holed punch in the area of the forehead- that's period?

I have a post war made (WHY since the were tons of lids laying about after the war) West German Border Guard Helmet that has the same feature and I honestly thought it was a post war addition.

Thanks all & congrats on the nice addition to your collection!

**cricketchris1944** · 04-19-2013, 08:32 PM

The liner is period no problem.
They did reused old helmets.
The west German border guard helmet liners have bigger holes.
chris

**1stCTHeavyArtillery** · 04-19-2013, 09:10 PM

by cricketchris1944

The liner is period no problem.
They did reused old helmets.
The west German border guard helmet liners have bigger holes.
chris

Hmmmmm, Yes that is the version Helmet I have (over stated vent hole stamps) the liner looks identical to this helmets liner & I had thought that forehead feature was post war......well good to know.

I know that they reused helmets but it just seems beyond belief that at the end of the war they'd need to make yet more helmets for a smaller standing force since so many lids were laying about.

Guess they just wanted to get people back to work.

**cricketchris1944** · 04-19-2013, 09:11 PM

The liner does look the same just for some details.
chris

**1stCTHeavyArtillery** · 04-19-2013, 09:15 PM

It's always about the details- thank you sir.

**helmet2id** · 04-19-2013, 09:39 PM

by 1stCTHeavyArtillery

A question on the liner- the tight holed punch in the area of the forehead- that's period?

I have a post war made (WHY since the were tons of lids laying about after the war) West German Border Guard Helmet that has the same feature and I honestly thought it was a post war addition.

Thanks all & congrats on the nice addition to your collection!

Absolutely period! Many civil style liners had perforations in the leather in the front of the liners.