Chinstrap OK? Opinions sought

[Maple Creek]

I bought this off eBay from a collector/dealer from Woon, RI. It passes the "look and feel" test, but I thought I'd run it by some Forum members to make sure. Is this authentic?

Thanks for your help.

[Maple Creek]

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2nd view

[Maple Creek]

3rd view

3rd view

[cyrille]

Hi mark,close-up wanted to get opinion about your chinstrap,too difficult with this photo,a close-up of the buckle,thx.Cyrille.

[Maple Creek]

buckle close up

Thanks Cyrille. Here's a close up of the buckle.

[Paul G]

Looks good to me! Thats an original buckle. Its one I don't see too often, but is a genuine example. Its thinner than most we see, and that can throw people off. I have the exact buckle in my collection.

PG-

[Andrea B]

IMO not problem with this chinstrap. Large gray painted buckle found on original helmets

[prussian.guard]

original buckle but it has seen better days did you pay much for it

[edoudou68]

Of course, a 100% original Late war Chinstrap
Regards, Edouard

[Maple Creek]

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Paul, Edouard, Stefano, et al,

Thanks. I really appreciate your opinions.

The chinstrap supposedly came from a damaged M-42, so the identification of this as a late-war variant would be spot on assuming the provenance story is true.

I paid $86 for this. I don't think that's too much.

I bought this to go with the M-35 Army DD that Stefano offered up a while back. I would have prefered an earlier strap, but a later style strap is at least plausible for the helmet.

Best Regards,

Mark

[Paul G]

Mark, I think you did fine. Use it for your DD, and before long you will probably have a nice M42 to mount it on. Then you can begin the hunt for an early strap. Did you see the early strap listed on the Estand yesterday? I was #2 in line. I just missed it Oh well, they do come up every now and then.

PG-

[Maple Creek]

chinstaps

Paul,

Yeh, I saw that chinstrap and would have bought it myself if I had seen it sooner. That would have been a better strap for an M-35. Good chinstraps are very hard to find. The ones that appear on W-A seem to sell within minutes of being posted and the ones on eBay are mostly fakes. I already bought and returned one that turned out to be a good reproduction on close inspection.

By the way, if anybody wants to trade an early chinstrap for a well used later type, I'm interested!

Regards,

Mark

[cyrille]

Paul,

Yeh, I saw that chinstrap and would have bought it myself if I had seen it sooner. That would have been a better strap for an M-35. Good chinstraps are very hard to find. The ones that appear on W-A seem to sell within minutes of being posted and the ones on eBay are mostly fakes. I already bought and returned one that turned out to be a good reproduction on close inspection.

By the way, if anybody wants to trade an early chinstrap for a well used later type, I'm interested!

Regards,

Mark

any problem with this chinstrap,all OK!Regards,Cyrille.

[mandy333]

Adjustment holes on long strap

Greetings forum: I have heard that all original chinstraps have 13 adjustment holes on the long strap. Is this correct or are there various amounts according to manufacturers design,as with some buckles . I remember a discussion on the shape of the holes in the leather and which shape was correct. The result was inconclusive as to round vs. elongated. Thank you all!
Sincere Regards
Zeke

[Marc Walker]

[QUOTE=Paul G; Did you see the early strap listed on the Estand yesterday? I was #2 in line. I just missed it Oh well, they do come up every now and then.



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