Weird Camo M42 SD Field Police Helmet Q64

[Oberbootsmann]

This SD M42 Police helmet has been offered to me. Has someone ever seen a camo helmet colored like this one? Could the paint be real?

Regads, Matthias

[Oberbootsmann]

Pictures 03 and 04.

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Pictures 05 and 06.

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Pictures 07 and 08.

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Picture 09.

[Oberbootsmann]

35 views without someone having posted a comment. Sorry, that it isn't a SS helmet.
All I want to know is if that color could be original.

[Michael Loeke]

Paint

Hello,
My opinion the green paint is not original WW-2 Camo.

I think the helmet was painted overall in that green postwar and
someone rubbed the paint of to get to the original color.

Regards
Michael

[Paul G]

At best, what you have there is a helmet that has been painted multiple colors post war and then stripped down to what you see now! Does not conform to any known camo sceme and / or color.

PG-

[Paul G]

PS, what are the numbers in the rear skirt. I just saw you have it labled as a Q64, whats the lot# DN5... ? I don,t think there is a known example of a decaled Quist M42. Very, Very late war......Long after the order for no more helmet decals was issued. If it is a Quist helmet, just the shell is alone is a bit scarce. The rest has most likely all been added post war.

PG-

[Hank C.]

35 views without someone having posted a comment. Sorry, that it isn't a SS helmet.
All I want to know is if that color could be original.

Patience, my friend, patience. Not everybody who views is an expert, nor will many post an opinion due to the fear of being wrong. Others may just pop in, glance, and when it isn't an SS, then leave. But 35 views with no post is no concern. If it was 350, then it'd be time for a comment like this.

Carry on!

best
Hank

[Paul G]

patience, my friend, patience. Not everybody who views is an expert, nor will many post an opinion due to the fear of being wrong. Others may just pop in, glance, and when it isn't an ss, then leave. But 35 views with no post is no concern. If it was 350, then it'd be time for a comment like this.

Carry on!

Best
hank

!

Pg-

[michaelbosic]

Green paint is not original on the helmet.Note there is green in many crackings too!

[Marc Walker]

I think it does look like it's been scrubbed clean, but..... I also think this deserves a better look. That green paint is unusual but there are examples of green camo that is similar to that. Ugly but real in some cases.
Also... being a police helmet, it stands a better chance of being a 'late' decal. I can't tell from the not so good pictures if that decal is real. If it is, it could be a legit period placement.
There is definately a wear patern around and over the helmet from the twine that is still in the pins. Needs a hands-on exam from someone who knows what they're looking at.
The big deal is... that looks like a real Q M-42. That in itself makes this a rare lid deserving more than just a nanoexam. JMHO.

[Fred S]

Shame its not an SS helmet . Rob

Green postwar applied for sure: paint on the rim is never a good sign (picture 4)

[Oberbootsmann]

The big deal is... that looks like a real Q M-42. That in itself makes this a rare lid deserving more than just a nanoexam. JMHO.

The helmet is marked "Q64, LN543".