I just picked up a new helmet for the collection and I think that is an early model Fallschirmjäger Versuchshelm, from the 1955-1961 era. It was listed on eBay with a homemade woodland camo cover. It was being sold "for a friend" with no history known about it. From the looks of the posting photos, I took a gamble that it was quite possibly an original BW paratrooper trial helmet. After receiving it, and getting a closer look, I am feeling pretty certain that it is a Fallschirmjäger Versuchshelm.
It appears to be in unused and unissued condition. It is high quality and there is nothing about it that lends me to think that it is a Chinese or Indian copy. The paint is a blue grey and the the leather straps are also a blue grey, or just grey, depending on how you judge it. When I saw the listing, the fact that it was stamped with the liner size and had the edge trim on the shell, and the blue grey color, I figured that it was most likely not a replica.
It looks nearly identical to the helmet that started this thread:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=362510&page=5
Here is a link to my online photo album of this helmet in case the photos in the thread disappear later:
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/582650196PRmmzy
I look forward to all comments, observations and opinions about this helmet.
Thanks,
Mark
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It appears to be in unused and unissued condition. It is high quality and there is nothing about it that lends me to think that it is a Chinese or Indian copy. The paint is a blue grey and the the leather straps are also a blue grey, or just grey, depending on how you judge it. When I saw the listing, the fact that it was stamped with the liner size and had the edge trim on the shell, and the blue grey color, I figured that it was most likely not a replica.
It looks nearly identical to the helmet that started this thread:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=362510&page=5
Here is a link to my online photo album of this helmet in case the photos in the thread disappear later:
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/582650196PRmmzy
I look forward to all comments, observations and opinions about this helmet.
Thanks,
Mark
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