M42 Helmet Single Decal Field Painted

[Avitas]

Hello everyone,

Well, I did some studying of helmets over the last couple months and I think I picked up a real nice original example of a combat used M42 single-decal helmet. The maker is ET and the size is 66 (marked ET66 on inside of helmet). The batch number is 1831, so a relatively early M42 (early enough to have a decal I believe). It was definitely painted with the rough textured field paint to cut down on glare etc in the field. The Wehrmacht decal is still visible but very scuffed and gouged and partly painted over with the field paint. From what I have gathered this is a proper texture and colour for it to be a wartime repaint, so please confirm or deny this if possible as this was the main reason I bought it, as it appears to be a good combat worn helmet. The liner has been cut out but the liner fixture and traces of original leather remain intact. Also, the chinstrap catch is still there but the strap is long gone. Please feel free to comment and fill in more details if you have them. Here are a few pics..

Thanks for looking,

Pat

[Avitas]

Here is a close up of the decal..

[Avitas]

Here is another shot with the decal and the rivet, the decal is in the proper location on the ET helmet.

[Avitas]

And here is the right view of the M42, no trace of decal on this side, good view of the textured paint.

Edited August 30, 2009 by Avitas

[Avitas]

The back..

[Avitas]

Here is the inside with what's left of the liner...

[Avitas]

Here are the ET66 and 1831 markings on the shell..

[Avitas]

And final picture I have on this one, the chinstrap. Like I said, I am pretty confident in this one so I hope my confidence is warranted!

Thanks for all help and comments!

Pat

[Avitas]

Hello again,

Like my M34 Police helmet I posted a while ago this helmet hasn't seemed to garnish much interest here on the GMIC yet either, maybe it just slipped through the cracks

Any comments would be muchly appreciated.

Thanks,

Pat

[leigh kitchen]

I'm interested in the lids you've posted, I just don't know much about them.

I have three M42's, two are no-decals, one of which is a partcularly high number & the third isa SD LW, & I have a couple of FP, one of which is a DD with comb & neckguard, the other a sinfgle slanted national shield decal manufactured May 1934, so a nice early one. That one has "plugs" over the slots for the comb fitting.

[Wood]

Looks OK to me. Unfortunatly someone has "dug out" the decal. i.e. removed the covering paint.

A big no no in todays collecting circles.

But I tried it in my youth!

Regards,

Pete

Edited September 22, 2009 by wood