M42 Helmet Lotnr 4784

[Kruppstahl Stef]

Hi all, can you please help me to identify my M42 helmet? Which manufacturer? Is it used by heer,lw,km?

Thanks a lot

[Schwerpunkt]

It is a hkp shell , no KM or SS as hkp did not produce M42’s for these branches , going by the Paint it would be aHeer one.

[Kruppstahl Stef]

Thanks for your reply and expertise. I couldn’t find the HKP letters

[Kateri]

I hope you are not sanding down your helmets looking for missing stamps.
Your HKP,formerly SE was identified from the ventholes and probably by the font on the lot number.
You can find those details online instead of torturing your helmet shells.

[Kruppstahl Stef]

Hi Keteri,

The helmet was overpainted and decided to renovate this one. That's the reason why I sanding it. Yes I found a lot of info on germanhelmetvault