M40 authentic?

**Alter Musketier** · 12-05-2014, 09:06 PM

Dear all,

May I ask you what you are thinkink about this M40?

With best wishes
alter musketier

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-05-2014 09:06 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**MD Helmets** · 12-05-2014, 09:15 PM

Looks cleaned. Not one for me. Liner looks ok though.

**harryamb2** · 12-05-2014, 09:32 PM

ok.

**4md** · 12-06-2014, 12:39 AM

Yep, too much cleaning going on for me as well

**timothy** · 12-06-2014, 04:04 AM

Yes I don't get the scrapping or cleaning as stated has been a fairly nice original m40. timothy

**Tank Destroyer** · 12-06-2014, 06:21 PM

Are you buying it and if so what is the asking price? When condition is not the best the price is everything. Marty

**Alter Musketier** · 12-06-2014, 10:59 PM

Dear all,

Thank you very much for your evaluations! The helmet has been offered at an auction and I was not sure about bidding. At the moment it's about 100 Euro.

With best wishes
alter musketier

**Harry Davey** · 12-06-2014, 11:05 PM

From the green paint (well, what remains of it) i would say it was issued to Norway postwar, although the liner does look pretty good and does not looked to have been dyed brown which is common on post war Norwegian army issue German helmets.

Cheers
Harry

**timothy** · 12-07-2014, 05:36 AM

by Harry Davey

From the green paint (well, what remains of it) i would say it was issued to Norway postwar, although the liner does look pretty good and does not looked to have been dyed brown which is common on post war Norwegian army issue German helmets.

Cheers
Harry

Kind of tend to agree with you after looking at helmet again it is hard to tell paint in lighted settings does look like it could be Norway, Denmark or some of the countries that used them after the war that might explain the scraping going on chinstrap looks odd also like it might be a replacement also. timothy

**FALLSCHIRMJAGER** · 12-07-2014, 05:44 PM

by Harry Davey

From the green paint (well, what remains of it) i would say it was issued to Norway postwar, although the liner does look pretty good and does not looked to have been dyed brown which is common on post war Norwegian army issue German helmets.

Cheers
Harry

Hi, I will add that I am not sure that those are the original liner pins? It may just be the photo's but they look rather flat to me? Maybe the liner has been replaced, personally I would not bid for this one. Leon.