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05-22-2013, 02:39 PM

DougB replied to a thread My late father bought this helmet 1978 any help with it please in SS Helmet forum

Something tells me if the helmet were a real $45,000 SS LAH helmet there would be a bit more care and bit less sentimentality. Somehow the sheen...

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05-22-2013, 01:57 PM

DougB replied to a thread Camo M42- your opinions please !!! in Steel Helmets

I think this stands a great chance to be authentic including the liner however I wouldn't bank on it without an in hand. If you live out west or...

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05-22-2013, 01:21 AM

DougB replied to a thread My late father bought this helmet 1978 any help with it please in SS Helmet forum

...and I wonder why I bother answering these questions sometimes. Sorry for answering, next time I'll just shut the hell up.

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05-21-2013, 05:14 PM

DougB replied to a thread What is he insignia on this SS NCO's cap? in SS Uniforms and insignia

Yes that is a fake cap, ground up fake with a bad RZM tag and other red flags.

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05-21-2013, 03:51 PM

DougB replied to a thread My late father bought this helmet 1978 any help with it please in SS Helmet forum

Actually you will find SS runes and a tricolor, but not in decal form, they would be hand rendered on very early LAH black painted transitional...

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05-21-2013, 03:45 PM

DougB replied to a thread Winter helmet Named SS - Roster help? in SS Helmet forum

No worries Timothy, it's just a pet peeve of mine. I would say however and with due respect he doesn't know the background or whence it came...

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05-21-2013, 04:35 AM

DougB replied to a thread Winter helmet Named SS - Roster help? in SS Helmet forum

Timothy, just an FYI Providence is a place in Rhode Island. Provenance is the word your looking for.

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05-21-2013, 01:07 AM

DougB replied to a thread Winter helmet Named SS - Roster help? in SS Helmet forum

The personalization is incorrect as has been pointed out, and is anglicized. Winter paint is post war and aged, the list of red flags is long with...

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05-20-2013, 07:14 AM

DougB replied to a thread Ss m42 in SS Helmet forum

Looks like a good ckl. I'm not huge into relics but I see no prep area or red flags with the decal itself so you more than likely got a been there...

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05-19-2013, 06:43 AM

DougB replied to a thread HHA M16 Camo Helmet Alert! in Steel Helmets

The winner will be choked when he can't sell it for more than $300. CG Auction helmets are buyer beware. The hobby is fine. It's who...

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05-18-2013, 07:42 PM

DougB replied to a thread Normandy helmet legit? in Steel Helmets

Please keep it civil, it's a helmet, were not solving the Eurozone crisis. Replace I'd need the advice given. But it's your cash, up to you.

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05-18-2013, 01:57 PM

DougB replied to a thread helmet display in US M1 steel helmet forum

Styrofoam heads should be avoided along with dyed cloth or plastics or anything that stresses the liners. A brushed metal paper towel holder by...

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05-18-2013, 01:53 PM

DougB replied to a thread Brigadefuhrer Weber, Inspekteur der SS-Reitschulen in SS Uniforms and insignia

Thanks d'Alquen, excellent information in the thread!

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05-18-2013, 12:47 PM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

That does look rather cool. Steve, I recognized it and the background! Lol

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05-18-2013, 06:26 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

I can do that....

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05-18-2013, 04:48 AM

DougB replied to a thread Brigadefuhrer Weber, Inspekteur der SS-Reitschulen in SS Uniforms and insignia

I'm not sure he had a staff. From what I have read Fegelein was commander of the school and Weber was appointed Inspector. The title has a...

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05-18-2013, 01:19 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

Lol, like I said I am just trying to get the creative juices flowing. No time limit, and my pics don't count, we will use a members. - - Updated...

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05-18-2013, 12:49 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

I'll stop now but this one I no longer have but I do like the pic, the former owner asked to buy it back and we did a trade for something I wanted...

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05-18-2013, 12:45 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

Nothing special on the outside, a nice EF M42 but inside she is named, researched and the owner was tied to the SS TV in Poland and Latvia, he...

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05-18-2013, 12:42 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

Not an SS but a rare Heer medic that isnt a fake Heer medic.

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05-18-2013, 12:40 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

We are going to have a lot of denutted WRF members soon and I will need extra jars to hold them all. Mind you I gave mine away a long time ago to...

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05-18-2013, 12:36 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

...or this Austrian SS LAH? Now this one is cool....

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05-18-2013, 12:35 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

...or this former Polezei double decal SS reversed decal tan camo named and researched to an SS SD officer who served in Italy, presumably where the helmet was...

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05-18-2013, 12:32 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

...or this Russian Front camo double decal M35 Q?

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05-18-2013, 12:24 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

...or a nearly never used named and researched Q M35 double decal with the ubiquitous SS VA 1938 marked strap?

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05-18-2013, 12:23 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

Or how about a netted Normandy SS M42, named, unit marked and researched. In the interest of full disclosure it is period German helmet net...

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05-18-2013, 12:19 AM

DougB replied to a thread Helmet classified avatar contest in Steel Helmets

An SS Winter Camo M42 perchance?

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