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Your uncle I'm sure may well have been in the 778th but he did not bring this helmet back.
But sorry to say, that the story does not jive with the helmet.
The decals, liner, and chinstrap are fake. The paint is new.
I would also like to hear from others on the helmet shell itself. Picture of the stampings are a bit fuzzy, but a chance that it is bad as well. I will look into it a bit more.
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Michael
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My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the paint is post War, the decals are reproductions, the liner is not original to the helmet and the inscriptions on the leather are fake. Jim G.
The one stamp is Q62. The other is DN92.
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My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Side by side. I think it is just the poor photo quality but the top loop on the 6 and the 2 appear to be different. Maybe just a different font was used.
Again, not my area of expertise. I would suspect the shell is original so just something I posing for others. Either way, the outcome is the same on the helmet in general.
Assuming you are a beginner I would recommend you look at this thread and compare your decal. To a novice with even rudimentary knowledge, these decals are one looker fakes
SS Runic Decal Reference Section
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My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Hi, Michael and Jim are spot on I'm afraid. At best this is an original shell that has been re-fitted/re-painted and re-decaled post war. Sorry. Leon.
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