GermanMilitaria

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

A most unusual LW camo helmet...

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    A most unusual LW camo helmet...

    Have a look at the hand painted shield on the right side. It looks like it says "47 Pz" to me. What could this be??
    Attached Files
    Last edited by reenactorfest; 02-03-2008, 01:43 PM.

    #2
    Have you got a bigger pic?

    Comment


      #3
      ?
      Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
      teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

      Comment


        #4
        cant make out any details from that picture mike could you post some good pics,i have never seen any thing like this possible fantisy piece
        Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
        teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

        Comment


          #5
          I am trying to get a bigger pic. The helmet is an M42 luft that the owner cut a triangle out of paper and masked off the eagle before he applied the camo. It's an Italian theatre kind of camo. This bizarre thing on the other side has been on there a long time... but was it a kid in the 1950's or is it something else??

          Comment


            #6
            Let me tell you guys... PC's suck! Until I can get this sent over to my mac I am stuck with this kind of crap. UUUGGGHHHH...
            Attached Files

            Comment


              #7
              Something I can do to help ??

              Comment


                #8
                posting pics on mikes behalf,a few more to come
                Attached Files
                Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
                teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

                Comment


                  #9
                  Attached Files
                  Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
                  teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

                  Comment


                    #10
                    would really need clearer pictures to make any kind of decision on originality of the camo paint and decal when you get some clear pics mike send them to me and i can resize them if you like
                    Attached Files
                    Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
                    teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

                    Comment


                      #11
                      There was no 47 Pz Division nor was there a 47 Pz Regiment. If there was, why would a LW helmet be used. There is no mention of a 47 Pz that I could find in the History of the HG Fallschirm Panzerkorps. Nafzingers German OOBs lists no 47 Pz that I could find.

                      Just some historical backup for everyone on this.

                      Comment


                        #12
                        This helmet came from an old music shop... not a dealer. Whatever that wierd thing painted on the side is is at least 50/50 period done. Maybe an educated kid got it in the 1950's and added that... but it was done long ago...

                        Mysteries are so much more fun than the millions of boring helmets, right??

                        Comment


                          #13
                          It almost looks like the numbers 38 overtop the PZ?

                          Comment


                            #14
                            'It almost looks like the numbers 38 overtop the PZ?'

                            I agree that there is something else there, but I can't make it out. We all know it's not a Luftwaffe panzer helmet. If I had to guess, I'd guess a kid in the 1960's painted that on there with model paint so that he had a panzer helmet to play "Rat Patrol" with.

                            How does everybody feel about the camo? I know it's tough from just photos. He wants at least $1300 for it - thoughts?

                            Thanks - Mike

                            Comment


                              #15
                              I'm sure you would find another one without that mysterious painting for 1300 USD, specially at the moment where selling seems difficult.

                              Comment

                              Users Viewing this Thread

                              Collapse

                              There is currently 1 user online. 0 members and 1 guests.

                              Most users ever online was 10,032 at 08:13 PM on 09-28-2024.

                              Working...
                              X