M3 Flak Helmet For Review

[patches3]

where the 3 m1 helmets i saw in the photos any good?

[cricketchris1944]

I only saw 2 and they were post war
chris

[patches3]

korean or vietnam? price?

[GIZMO8Z]

where the 3 m1 helmets i saw in the photos any good?

Not sure... The store had thousands of items, all stacked ontop of each other with very little organization.... I have a feeling some were good and some had a mix of wartime and post WWII components. It would have been impossible to check out everything.

[ruddersrangers44]

Nice find Joe,personally I much prefer the M3 to the M5,yours just has that look about nice and original...........Jake

[KRISSE]

What kind of German helmets he had in his store and what were his prices on them? Thx.

[GIZMO8Z]

Thanks, Jake! When I picked it off the shelf I was happy to see that it appeared mostly unmessed-with. With the exception of the missing ear pads, the flocking is at like 90% on the inside. There are traces of flock on the outside... It looks to have worn away over time.


I've heard stories of people mistaking the flocking for dust/ grime and scrubbing it away.

[GIZMO8Z]

What kind of German helmets he had in his store and what were his prices on them? Thx.

Hi Krisse,

There was a lot in the store... It would have taken me days to evaluate everything. Off the top of my head I remember seeing M35s/40s, M42s, beaded helmets, luftschutz gladiator helmets, and in the display case w the MG42 you can see a paratrooper helmet. I noticed some helmets were missing split pins (so I assume they were missing liners) while others were complete. I have no clue if any of them were authentic. I'm not in the market for another German helmet right now, so I didn't examine any of them. I assume they were overpriced.

[KRISSE]

Hi Krisse,

There was a lot in the store... It would have taken me days to evaluate everything. Off the top of my head I remember seeing M35s/40s, M42s, beaded helmets, luftschutz gladiator helmets, and in the display case w the MG42 you can see a paratrooper helmet. I noticed some helmets were missing split pins (so I assume they were missing liners) while others were complete. I'm not in the market for another German helmet right now, so I didn't examine any of them. I assume they were overpriced.

Thank you Joe,

if you are at some day again in that store or so, could you please check it out for me?

Thanks again,

Kris. :-)

[GIZMO8Z]

Of course, Kris!