Hi,
What do you think of this fiber helmet?
There is a Totenkopf stamp on the inside.
The paint on the outside is crackled, but looks nice.
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Hi,
What do you think of this fiber helmet?
There is a Totenkopf stamp on the inside.
The paint on the outside is crackled, but looks nice.
Regards
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Post war DDR shell. The metal rim is the "dead give-away". The totenkopf is the bait.
Yup
Excellent conclusion,no good,the totenkopf is a complete "add on". Leon.
Okay, thanks for answers.
Kelly Hicks wrote this about the helmet i january this year.
This helmet appears to be an original fiberhelm, but I think that the black paint might bee more recent than WWII.
Also, the skull marking is more recently made, not old.
What would be a fair price for this helmet?
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Remember that this is a post war DDR shell, not a Third Reich period piece. Complete these would be worth less than $100, but in this condition, the value is much less - at least to me.
I would be very very careful buying any SS fibre helmet. They require a massive leap of faith and/or written traceable provenance. As Jim says, this one has had the value more or less destroyed.
DDR helmet
Did Kelly say this was a WW2 helmet?
chris
Kelly Hicks said excatly this.Yes, looks like he said WW2 fiberhelm, but paint might be more recent than WW2.This helmet appears to be an original fiberhelm, but I think that the black paint might bee more recent than WWII.
Also, the skull marking is more recently made, not old.
...that is how I understand the text.
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