Late war m42 helmet any good

[Jonathan 1980luger]

Just bought this today.edges are sharp has marks on it no decal .thanks guys

[Jonathan 1980luger]

More photos

[MAP]

Exactly how you described it. A late war ND M42.

It's a rear stamped example. Sized 64 but I can't make out the maker.

[Jonathan 1980luger]

Hard to make out its 64.sharp edges around rim.thank you

[Jonathan 1980luger]

It's Q64 mark. I see

[MAP]

It it truly is a Q M42, you have a very very hard to find helmet.

[Jonathan 1980luger]

What I see .i used a copper penny and oil has some light rust .Q64 .with another number under it

[MAP]

What I see .i used a copper penny and oil has some light rust .Q64 .with another number under it

I would like to see clearer photos of the Makers Mark.

Q M42's are exceedingly rare, as Q only switched to making the M42 at the very end of the war.

That said, the few Q M42's that have been observed all have a Lot number (the code under the maker mark) with the "DN" prefix in front of a 3 digit number (e.g. DN546). This helmet only appears to have a 4 digit Lot #. Oddly the last 3 digits appear to be "546" similar to the example in the link below.

Quist M42 DN546

A quick search using the forum search engine (key words "Q M42") will show a few more examples.

[Jonathan 1980luger]

Iam going to have use some fine sand paper.the stamping are light .not deep .like earlier helmets can read them easy.has alot of original paint left .hang on clean area harder thank you

[Jonathan 1980luger]

Q64 D543 .thats what there so