What is your Holy Grail of helmets?

[DougB]

Inspired by the recent thread of the photo with Himmler and Dietrich wearing their parade helmets in the SS helmet section by AZPhil, it begs the question: What is your Holy Grail of Helmets, the helmet that if you owned it, you could die a happy man?

I find it a fun topic of conversation with collectors to see what everyone's Grail is. It could be the one helmet your missing from a collection to complete a "set", a helmet you have seen posted or in person that you covet, a helmet that is just near impossible to find, or even a very common helmet but one with just that specific "look" that melts you from the inside out.

But it has to "exist"! No fantasy helmets like a double decal SS M38 Fallschirmjager or Hitlers WW1 helmet. ;-)

Post away!

[LeonardoL]

A tan Heer M35 and a tan M38!

[helmet2id]

An ex winter camo M42 double runic SS helmet, if one ever were to become available.

[DougB]

An ex winter camo M42 double runic SS helmet, if one ever were to become available.

Why did I think that would be your reply Jim LOL. Well dreams do come true!

[Gunny Hartmann]

I'm very easily pleased, a single decal Luftwaffe in pretty good condition would be nice!...

[Panzersaurus]

Like gunny any helmet would please me, but if I had to choose a holy grail it would probably have to be a KM "Normandy" camo helmet like the one (or two!) Doug has. A close second would be a grey DD M35 SS.

[ruddersrangers44]

As I dont collect TR Helmets,but you never know,a nice M40 single decal Heer snow camo would tick enough boxes for me.............

[youthcollector1]

Doug, I hope you don't mind my using of a few of your images. There was a beautifully named example to a high ranking SS Officer Kelly Hicks posted here awhile back which I'd add, but I can't seem to find it.

[harryamb2]

King Richards helm.

[Bob Lyons]

A tan Heer M35 and a tan M38!

It does leave a nice warm and fuzzy feeling....


Bob