Heer German SD Q68 camo - any thoughts ?

[Flyingdutchman]

Hi,

I was with my girl at the normandy coast in France two years before.

This helmet was a gift of a friend of mine.

Its a single decal M40.

The helmet has a rare large size. Q68 !

Shell was camouflaged in green-brown-tan, but unfortunately most of the camo is gone.

The single decal is nearly damaged, but you can recognize a small rest. A wild guess would be Heer eagle.

The leather is a little bit hard and used, but still intact. The pigskin sturmiemen is marked, but indistinct.

Liner and band sits tight in the shell. The leather is made from pigskin imo.

Liner band is made of zinc and seems to me never removed.

Split pins are rusted to the helmet shell.

Some of you may have seen this already but I thought I could post here.

First pic shows the helmet best imo, ?as it is?.

Any opinions greatly appreciated !

Thanks in advance !

All the best;

Flyingdutchman

Edited September 7, 2005 by Flyingdutchman

[Flyingdutchman]

back

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right

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right closeup camo

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liner

[Flyingdutchman]

serial # and initials ?

[Flyingdutchman]

q68 marking

[Flyingdutchman]

ink stamp size. 60 in a circle...

[Flyingdutchman]

zinc band detail.

Thanks !

[Guest Chris Stewart]

Looks like it has been treated and possibly had some rust removed, due to the pitting.

[Flyingdutchman]

Looks like it has been treated and possibly had some rust removed, due to the pitting.

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Hi,

thanks for the reply.

Yes, I removed dirt and rust with an oily rag. Unfortunately...

Regards;

Dutch

[Guest Chris Stewart]

Still a nice camo, but I think I would have left it as is