Fire helmet

[Steelhead10]

Hi All,

I have the opportunity to buy this civil type m34 helemt. My initial gut feeling however told me to check here first rather than just jump on it.

Apologies about the photos, it's in a really small local antique shop and they're not fans of people "standing around" as it can get quite busy.
Thanks in advance,
Matt

[Steelhead10]

The more I look at it, the more it looks as if the decal may have been applied over pre-existing damage. I'm not experienced with German helmets so I will eagerly await the experts

Matt

[MAP]

Really hard to see much from these photos

[Steelhead10]

Thank you for your reply. I'll try to head back today and get some better photos.
It hopefully shouldn't be as busy.

[Schwerpunkt]

Looks like a fake decal to me but better photos are always more helpful.

[Donald L.]

It's a post-war helmet (Mfg'd post 1945), the stamping DIN 14 940 confirms this. Beyond that the lack of detail seen in the decal would also lead to a post-war decal type.