M40 Combat Polizei

**lach470** · 10-15-2011, 02:31 PM

Finally added a combat police helmet to the collection! Been after one for a while now and just could not pull the trigger for a variety of reasons....Here's a Q64 that is in the condition I like.....not too salty and not mint.
Very happy to have it added to the helmet collection!
Took some pics to share!
Cheers!

Rob

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-15-2011 02:31 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**StuG III** · 10-15-2011, 02:37 PM

Nice helmet Rob. If you don't mind my asking, why are there paint runs on the front?
Tom

**lach470** · 10-15-2011, 02:42 PM

Hi Tom! I believe the helmet was re-issued and the paint job was done perhaps quickly or applied too thickly on top. Here's a closeup of the paint.
Glad you like the lid! Cheers!
Rob

**helmet2id** · 10-15-2011, 03:07 PM

Great lid Rob, I love the paint drips - adds character to the piece. These are usually on the interior of the apron, but it appears that the painters at Quist had a tendency to over apply paint on the exterior as well on occasion. Jim G.

**DougB** · 10-15-2011, 04:09 PM

Rob nice helmet, I agree with Jim's assessment of the paint as well. Nice character piece!

**Glenn66** · 10-15-2011, 04:38 PM

Great helmet! Nice to see you have a gorget as well, here's how I display my ET62.

**talltom** · 10-15-2011, 04:48 PM

brilliant helmet rob looks amazing love the paint spills adds some character
glenn my mind is baffled as to how you got the neck sign to stay up

tom

**DougB** · 10-15-2011, 05:02 PM

by Glenn66

Great helmet! Nice to see you have a gorget as well, here's how I display my ET62.

Glenn That is one hell of a display, how do you do that?

**Glenn66** · 10-15-2011, 05:21 PM

Thanks guys! It wasn't easy I can tell you and certainly took awhile and so here is the thread to the method behind my madness!

Police lid and Gorget display