I got this Army hemlet a few months back along with a Luftwaffe one. Sold the Luftwaffe one here, and have been away for the holidays and am just getting around to listing this one. I do not collect German, so it all goes on here for sale. Helmet is all original, as found with decal and liner. I added the chinstrap out of a spares box for display (I think it is a newer one). Nice gray/green factory paint with only a few small scratches and a small area on top of where some white paint wore off. Overall, this is a nice, out of the woodwork example never before on the collector market. The vet that brought this back was part of a AAA unit that some some kind of record for shooting down V1 Buzz Bombs in Belgium and France. Asking 575.00 or your best offer.
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Inside stamp M40
shots of stamp inside..Comment
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Moving this one from Estand for discussion. Your thoughts please.
Glenn"A Man's Got to Know His Limitations"Comment
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Decal close ups?Comment
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Decal looks bad from those pictures (certainly not one I would expect on a Q shell), as does the chinstrap.
When you go home
Tell them for us and say
For your tomorrow
We gave our today
--Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
Iwo Jima 1945Comment
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Decal close up
Read the description fully. I put the chinstrap on there, and yes, I think the chinstrap is new. I had it in a box of junk and never had a use for it. However, I got the helmet out of the woodwork with a Luftwaffe one that seemed to pass muster on here. Instead of just moving it and giving it some kind of juvenile thumbs down emoticon, can we be more specific?Comment
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Strap was said to be bad so no problem there. Decal looks out of whack for a 64.Comment
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More info
Where do I find the size? I will take some macro shots of the decal in better light in the morning as well.Comment
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I edited my question after I saw it's a 64.Originally posted by Leatherneck72 View Post
It's on the wearers left side of the inside skirt.
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all the bottom if the BF decal is good (all the clearest part including swas and claws) , the rest has been re painted
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Close ups
OK, I see what you are talking about. Where the decal has come off... Probably something that the vet did to try to make it more displayable. I just looked at it close, and it looks old. It definitely wasn't done yesterday. That being said, what is a fair price for it? I still want to sell it.Comment
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Well seen Francis, as alwaysOriginally posted by francis006 View Postall the bottom if the BF decal is good (all the clearest part including swas and claws) , the rest has been re painted
Comparison with a regular untouched Q decalComment
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Decal is defintely bad. I believe it is a 90s version that used to fool people. The easy indicator is the thin legs and lack of detail to the feathers. I believe the paint on this helmet is not original either.Comment
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bad decal for sure.Comment
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