GSG9 helmet??

[ROBB]

I bought one this year for 150 euros and sold one this year for 365 dollars on ebay . You pay $5000 for a ww2 fj so these represent fantastic value . Rob

[Klaus1989]

I don't have access to my B-W SEK helmet right now, but I do have this one picture of it. Not a modified BW helmet:



Steve

Sorry, I not make up this theory, I only mention it. It was discussed in another thread here once. I have never handled one of these in person, so I can not confirm this user's idea. Also not sure, if it is same model as your helmet.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&postcount=354

Regards
Klaus

[Willi Z.]

I thought the 'moose green' color was strictly a BGS GSG9 color.

[Collectinsteve]

Sorry, I not make up this theory, I only mention it. It was discussed in another thread here once. I have never handled one of these in person, so I can not confirm this user's idea. Also not sure, if it is same model as your helmet.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&postcount=354

Regards
Klaus

Interesting! Well, as I said the B-W SEK helmet I have is definitely not the same as the GSG-9 helmet (I have one of those as well). No questions about that. The liner and chin strap are the same, but that could be coincidental. There's a long history of common components between Polizei, BGS, Bundeswehr, and even THW/ZB items. It doesn't "feel" like a cut down BW helmet (I have a couple), but I've never taken specific measurements so I can say either way for sure.

Looking at this again, I favor the opinion that it is a cut down helmet.

I thought the 'moose green' color was strictly a BGS GSG9 color.

Generally, yes. I'm not sure if there are exceptions, however I wouldn't be surprised if there are.

To bring this back to the original question, I am not familiar with any GSG-9 helmets being used by Polizei SEK. Until there's some reason to think that a GSG-9 style helmet in the same color was used by SEK I think it's best to presume that if it looks like GSG-9 then it is.

Steve

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlelmen,

We did several posts a few years ago on helmets like the one Steve owns. I have one the same. According to a member of the B-W SEK these helmets were rarely worn. A small lit came on the market about the time Steve mentioned. They were snapped up quickly and I have not seen them for sale since.

Regards,

Gordon

[Collectinsteve]

Heh... I thought I remembered you being one of the other guys that bought one

BTW, I just noticed a major editing problem in my previous post. For the sake of clarity my first paragraph should read:

Interesting! Well, as I said the B-W SEK helmet I have is definitely not the same as the GSG-9 helmet (I have one of those as well). No questions about that. The liner and chin strap are the sameas the BW helmet, but that could be coincidental. There's a long history of common components between Polizei, BGS, Bundeswehr, and even THW/ZB items. It doesn't "feel" like a cut down BW helmet (I have a couple), but I've never taken specific measurements so I can say either way for sure.

Addition in bold.

Steve

[Klaus1989]

Gentlelmen,

We did several posts a few years ago on helmets like the one Steve owns. I have one the same. According to a member of the B-W SEK these helmets were rarely worn. A small lit came on the market about the time Steve mentioned. They were snapped up quickly and I have not seen them for sale since.

Regards,

Gordon

I have seen a couple of the BaWü helmets on ebay.de in past couple months or so. They appear very rarely there.

[BWilhelm]

I've been looking for one of these in a size 58 or 59. If anyone has one they are willing to part with, contact me please.

[Klaus1989]

This could be of interest here, if actually original. Appear to be unmodified Bw Fj helmet repainted for BaW SEK units in contrast to apparent cut-down versions, that have been seen so far.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Stahlhelm-dun...item2ed9ba6033

[Collectinsteve]

I saw that one a few days ago and thought the same thing. Nice, but too expensive IMHO.

Steve

[Gordon Craig]

Klaus,

I wouldn't touch that helmet with a stick. It is a fake. A repainted FJ helmet with added decals which are readily available on ebay.de. We had a thread running on the correct helmet for B-W SEK slightly over a year ago. Here is what the real thing looks like.

Regards,

Gordon

[Klaus1989]

Klaus,

I wouldn't touch that helmet with a stick. It is a fake. A repainted FJ helmet with added decals which are readily available on ebay.de. We had a thread running on the correct helmet for B-W SEK slightly over a year ago. Here is what the real thing looks like.

Regards,

Gordon

no worries, not collect Polizei anymore and had no plans to buy it! Y es I am aware of the other helmets from earlier discussion. Was not 100%, if this such variant was original, so posted for discussion.

[Collectinsteve]

That was my first thought, but my second one is that I don't know enough about these helmets to know what was/wasn't used. Still, the brand new condition is a "red flag" warning sign. If the starting bid was EUR 20 I might go for it, but at EUR 150... no chance!

Steve

[gobusik]

GSG9 helmet - nice helmet model, I use it 5 years for drive my bike, I cross half EU in it helmet with bike