Authentic m42?

**FIlthy02** · 07-21-2022, 07:49 AM

Hello, I saw this M42 for sale for 500 euros, i need an opinion on it, my personal thought is that its fine.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-21-2022 07:49 AM

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**Danmark** · 07-21-2022, 08:10 AM

Yep, nice hkp64 with pigskin liner & what looks like a good chinstrap too.
I don't know what the market in Europe is but to me 500Euros is no bargain, but at least its genuine.

**FIlthy02** · 07-21-2022, 08:56 AM

Thank you. As far as europe goes, you normally see no decal stahlhelms go for about 600, 700, 500 if you are really lucky so im gonna try and get it.

**BlackCat1982** · 07-21-2022, 12:59 PM

Looks OK, but expensive. Never a good idea to pull the chinstrap up over the brim if it is an original strap it will break in time.

**Schwerpunkt** · 07-21-2022, 01:39 PM

the photos are tiny on my screen , for that money I would ask bigger photos first.

**Mathieu K** · 07-22-2022, 02:29 PM

The dollar and the euro are at parity, so this skews my thinking. Several ND M42s have gone for over $700 at recent auctions, albeit in better condition than the one you are considering. I am not seeing any under $500, so if money isn’t an issue, I don’t think it is unreasonable. Just my two cents. If the euro was 1.5x the US dollar, different opinion.