New SS M-40

[Perry Floyd]

No way
I mean out perform in every way...
Desirability
Value/Worth
Long term value
Resell
Beauty

[Jean-Loup]

Its probably true about the stuff on the leather drying out with time. I know a guy, who every 6 months or whatever takes all his helmets and puts some kind of crap on them so they dont rust, and he also puts "beef foot oil" on the leather works.
I dont suspect the stuff will stay impregnated in the leather for ever, it will have to dry out some day, probably after a few years. You should ask a chemist, like Kai Stefen...
JL

[Luftm40]

At the end of the day though, its still an original in an ocean of crap. That means a lot

[Perry Floyd]

I guessed vaseline as it leaves leather looking wet and bright. I'm not sure about Pecards, anyone out there use it?

Yes it is a rare helmet but a untouched one is rarer. Should have added that one to the list..
I'm not trying to talk you out of the helmet by no means Ty. It's a real SS helmet. It's just not going to be at that "upper crust" level. The helmets that push the envelope of pricing and desirability...

[JaimeH]

If it's pecards leather restorer it should lighten up some, but not entirely. If it was extremely dried out there was probably no other option other to have no liner left in a few years.

[Perry Floyd]

From the pics it looks like it didn't need anything..

[Ty Smith]

I think when I get the helmet I'll just pull that old nasty liner out and put new one in. Maybe put a nice party shield on the other side too.

I don't have it yet. still negotiating (with my wife)

[nick]

Hi,

Yes I know, I almost bought this helmet it was on a auction at epier. The seller and I made an agreement and would sell the helmet to me. But the morning after (I was at work), a well known helmet collector/writer pressed that damn 'buy it now' button.

Ty congrats, I will change my avatar ok?

[Ty Smith]

I finally have this helmet. I'm happy to say the left decal was definitely a party shield making this a WSS DD M-40. Under a loop you can clearly see a few remains of the red in the party shield. Not many pieces left but certainly enough to tell. So glad that trooper decided to leave such a little bit.
Unfortunately the liner has definitely been treated recently with what appears to be pecards. Although the liner doesn't appear that it needed it. I managed to wipe some of it away from the liner, it must have just been applied.

I'll try to get a picture of the magnification.

[Ty Smith]

here it is,,

[Perry Floyd]

If you can tell it's a party shield then that is killer! The rarest WSS helmet...
Can you give us new pics all the way around?

[SgtB]

Congratulations Ty!

I just discovered that you now own this beauty! That's great
that it is an original issue Waffen-SS and not a Heer reissue as
I suspected. Either way a gorgeous centerpiece!