M40 ET62 Heer BLACKY

[Garry83]

Hello everybody,

This is my first topic in this nice forum though a lot of you guys might know me from GHW and WAF. But first a short introduction of myself. My name is Patrick but I am called Garry from ever since. I am 29 years old and served in the German military for quite a while. Now, I am studying English and history and I started to collect german headgear of the WWII. I figured that helmets are very special and they all have a unique charisma. My main helmet interest is in Luftwaffe, camo and field repainted/ reissued helmet of all german branches. I also got now into the allied world of helmet collecting .
I am happy to be a part of this community since I am very eager to learn and participate with some threads about my collection.

I start with my oldest helmet in my collection which just came in from Austria. So the helmet returned to its origins , one could say.
It is a nice M40 ET62 with a nice field applied dark greyish colour. There seems to be the Heer decal under the paint but it is really hard to make out since the paint is applied thick by brush. Those brush strokes can be seen on the entire helmet! Loving it!


The helmet liner is stamped with 1940. I can not read the manufacturer marking, since there is too much dirt and dust inside the helmet.
The leather is very soft and in good condition. Only a little torn on the front part. I really like it when history can be seen on a helmet .

There is a very nice name written over the Lotnumber. The wearer was called "Mäde" a typical name over here in Germany.

Lotnumber is 132.

Chinstrap is marked with a RBN number and also in very good condition and soft.

Those field applied greyish dark colors are refered to FLAK or SMOKE units. Definetly makes sense IMO.

Hope you'll like the helmet and enjoy the pics!

All the best from Germany guys!

[AMTG]

That oozes character....and the name is so nicely painted...

Welcome to the forum!

[4md]

Nice ET Gary, looks familiar i must have seen it on the Ghw. These named helmets are really cool. a real beauty!

regards Paul

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Nice peice of kit,i look forward to seeing more of your collection + your valuable opinions on others items in the future!! Welcome to the forum.

[KradSpam]

hi mate, nice to see you over here. I remember this one from GHW as well, very nice dunkelgrau with a lot of charisma

[Garry83]

Thank you very much gentlemen so far for all the nice comments and welcomings.

I am anxious to show you all more out of my personel collection!

[Lidman]

Hi Patrick,

As Andy says, good to see you over here mate.
I also remember this one from GHW, great looking lid
Looking forward to seeing more of your posts, as I know you have some cool helmets.

Brad.

[Paul D]

Nice Lid Garry , welcome to the forum , nice to see you here !!

[Danmark]

Nice one Garry and another welcome from me!
Cheers, Dan

[Aus der Traum]

Garry! Welcome! Nice to see you over here my friend.

A lovely helmet indeed! So much character and that naming is spectacular.

I look forward to seeing more from your collection!

Best wishes,
Josh