SS pith helmet decals???

[Irish1965]

Hi everyone,

Just a check. I know there were no SS force active in Africa. I stumbled on these pith helmet decals. Please tell me if these are legit or fantasy.





Cheers Paul

[Neil Hever]

What is the source for these? Neil

[Neil Hever]

Something similar is sold by The Regalia Specialist for about $30. Their offering has the same markings so this is likely a reproduction set. I am not an SS collector so I could be wrong. These did exist and don't always equate Tropical items with Africa.
They were used in other places too like Italy. Please wait for other opinions. Neil

[rbminis]

IMO, rounded pins, not for my collection.
Don't like the texture to the obverse either.
Ralph.

[Ullergaard]

These are reproductions..
All originals were made by JFS..

[Irish1965]

Thx for your opinions lads. I never saw ss pith helmets documented, but I learned that they wre used, as you mentioned before, in Italy, the Balkan and Southern Russia.

I'll pass on these.

Thx

Paul

[drbill]

I obtained two sets of these marked FP 1942 in 2015 and posted them on WAF. They were purchased directly from a vet's widow of the 339 th Combat Engineering unit stationed in Italy and brought home in the pocket of a Heer tunic, along with various other items including helmets, all of which were correct. I believe these could well have been another contracting firm that made these during the war, either German or Italian.

[Danmark]

Probably 3 years too late for Irish but RK shields had crimped in round alloy pins...