M42 Heer helmet with dome stamp

[Nll]

Unfortunately the first helmet I bought had fake decals. I hope I did better with this one. if the decal looks good I’ll take pictures of the dome stamp. Thanks for any comments!

[Schwerpunkt]

For an M42 especially lot number and maker are important. This one does not carry a factory decal but a reissue decal. That is for an M42 strange to start with.
Never withold pictures the more you can show us the better the feedback.

[Nll]

Okay I understand. The helmet is a ckl68 and the batch looks like a 3686

[Blackdog]

The decal is an original ES, but when was it applied is the question.
Seen on earlier helmets is more feasible but an m42 with a batch number that is very borderline for decal application is a red flag in my opinion also I can see some splits in the decal which can indicative of post war application.
I would not be comfortable with this helmet.
The chin strap is a reproduction as well.

[MAP]

Welcome Nil's. As you are new here I suggest you read the Posting Rules for the Steel helmet section.

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Specifically this portion

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Picture size: 800x600 minimum.
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- Front, sides, top and back
- Clear "straight on" photos of the decals
- Liner and Chinstrap
- Closeups of any distinguishing features such as personalizations, camo, chinstrap markings.
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As far as this helmet is concerned, the Batch number falls within the cut of of decal / ND range. As such, I agree with the others, I find it a stretch to have a war time applied re-issue decal.