Hi, All,
I'm new to this forum, and admit that I'm no expert on German helmets and war memorabilia. The reason for the post is that I recently purchased a yellow Norwegian "Industrivern" helmet at a farm threshing show flea-market for $150. I'm sure I paid too much, but I've been looking for a WW2 German helmet to display with a WW2 Ford GPW jeep that I'm restoring, and the nice, unaltered/restored German helmets are quite expensive. So, I bought this one thinking I could re-paint it as a Heer helmet. The M40 shell is in great shape, and has an original German liner band, but no chin-strap. The liner itself is original, too, I believe, but is dyed reddish-brown by the Norwegians. Anyway, I would like to know if this helmet is rare, or worth more if I left it as-is, instead of re-painting it. If that's the case, then I'd rather sell it, because I really want a Heer-looking helmet to display with the jeep rather than a mustard yellow industrial helmet. If the general consensus of the board is that it doesn't posses much collector value as-is, I can then sleep well at night, and re-paint the helmet and add a decal.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'm new to this forum, and admit that I'm no expert on German helmets and war memorabilia. The reason for the post is that I recently purchased a yellow Norwegian "Industrivern" helmet at a farm threshing show flea-market for $150. I'm sure I paid too much, but I've been looking for a WW2 German helmet to display with a WW2 Ford GPW jeep that I'm restoring, and the nice, unaltered/restored German helmets are quite expensive. So, I bought this one thinking I could re-paint it as a Heer helmet. The M40 shell is in great shape, and has an original German liner band, but no chin-strap. The liner itself is original, too, I believe, but is dyed reddish-brown by the Norwegians. Anyway, I would like to know if this helmet is rare, or worth more if I left it as-is, instead of re-painting it. If that's the case, then I'd rather sell it, because I really want a Heer-looking helmet to display with the jeep rather than a mustard yellow industrial helmet. If the general consensus of the board is that it doesn't posses much collector value as-is, I can then sleep well at night, and re-paint the helmet and add a decal.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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