Whats happen to WWII Soviet helmets ??

[FMS-Paul]

Hello Guys !!,

Maybe some of you guys can shead some light on this ?,whats happen to WWII Soviet helmets and why is their so little on the market today Ssh39,Ssh40 ect.....with all those soldiers that served in the red army thru WWII period , i would expect to see more helmets on the market via dealers, collectors and so on . I have heard russian collectors buying up at major militaria shows but still would expect to find more available .

What do other members think ??

[Dimas]

When the market opens there was a lot of helmets in the Eastern collectors hands, after the border with Russia was opened helmets easily go to the western collectors hands. Now the Russia became stability and the Soviet stuff will go back from the West to Russia.
For example take a look for the Russian site, they are selling the nice stuff
Leibstandarte - military antiques. Moscow. Soviet Union
1 USD= 25.49 Russian rubles
For example nice pre war M35 Tankman cap is approx 2550 USD
M 39 helmet - 1175 USD