M40 SD Luftwaffe

[Farradin]

Hello. I need some opinions on this helmet.
See any red flags?

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[Farradin]

Any opinions, please?

[CARL]

Any sign of a maker's mark Anton? Should be inside the left side or at the rear. I tried to zoom in but couldn't make anything out. Production number is visible, i.e. 5185. Not sure about the chinstrap but the liner seems ok at first glance.

[Aus der Traum]

Well it looks good to me!

[talltom]

i like the helmet but im a bit unsure of the mark 5185 as the 5 is really heavy but the other 5 is bearly readable which is odd

tom

[Schwerpunkt]

Crisp decal photos are always a must. Overall it has a good chance , I think it's an ET shell.

[Farradin]

I bought this helmet today. Paid around 400€, which IMO isn't that bad for a SD LW with name etc. Imo it's original, but just wanted some opinions . I've asked the seller for a pic on the makers mark (just to be sure). Doesn't it look small?

[talltom]

400 was a good price when you get it can you tell us the name as i think it may be postwar (its been electrostenciled in(the russians did that to a lot of weapons and equiptment that they captured)) still a beuty helmet

tom

[Farradin]

I will, but you can see the name if you enlarge the pic. It says "Boestch Uffz"

So it's common that they namned them postwar?

[talltom]

no i think it may have been named postwar by a guy in a shed (possibly)

tom