Your opinion about this Heer M42 SD helmet?

[Bigivan]

Hello everyone!
I would like to have your opinion about this Heer Single Decal M42 helmet. It comes from Lazio region, Italy.
Here some pics:

























Thank you!

[HoundsTooth]

Nice ET M42, towards the end of the decal range. Assuming the split pins are unmolested then you have no issues.
Liner is a bit shabby though so this should be reflected in the price. Possibly it was in the ground at some point.
Nick

[Blackdog]

It looks like an honest helmet that's had a hard life post war.

[Adravor]

I would rather think it was either badly stored, or the leather was treated, resulting in the dark brown colour. The outside looks to good to me for a groundfound piece.

[PotatoDigger]

Yeah, looks like a good, honest though salty original.
Leather may have been greased too much during war time resulting in it turning black and then not stored well post war.
I've read that leather turns black and begins to deteriorate when greased too much because some chemical compounds in the leather then oxidize resulting in it turning dark.
Still fairly nice, though.
Luis

[Schwerpunkt]

Good helmet in any case.

[AndyM35]

All in one piece, original and named which is a nice little bonus. Shame about the post war storage but it is what it is and a true survivor.

[Bigivan]

Nice ET M42, towards the end of the decal range. Assuming the split pins are unmolested then you have no issues.
Liner is a bit shabby though so this should be reflected in the price. Possibly it was in the ground at some point.
Nick

Yes the vendor asked 600 eur for it, I think it’s an honest price for an helmet like this!

[Bigivan]

Yeah, looks like a good, honest though salty original.
Leather may have been greased too much during war time resulting in it turning black and then not stored well post war.
I've read that leather turns black and begins to deteriorate when greased too much because some chemical compounds in the leather then oxidize resulting in it turning dark.
Still fairly nice, though.
Luis

Thanks for the info about the leather, it is not the first liner I found with such dark color, I also thought about greased leather

[Bigivan]

All in one piece, original and named which is a nice little bonus. Shame about the post war storage but it is what it is and a true survivor.

Yes I like the name as well. And in the internal part of the helmet (in the centre) there is also a stamp on metal.. I’ll take some pics once I receive!