Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 right closeup camo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 serial # and initials ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 q68 marking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 ink stamp size. 60 in a circle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 zinc band detail.Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Stewart Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Looks like it has been treated and possibly had some rust removed, due to the pitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 Looks like it has been treated and possibly had some rust removed, due to the pitting.←Hi,thanks for the reply. Yes, I removed dirt and rust with an oily rag. Unfortunately...Regards;Dutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Stewart Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Still a nice camo, but I think I would have left it as is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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