Saved from the Fakers

[Wesley's Dad]

Here is my "no decal" M42. Got this one from Larry Stewart at the '04 MAX. It wasn't cheap for an M42, but a better investment in the long haul than the items I sold off at the show to buy this and a few other goodies.

Shell is an EF68 with a 61 liner... a direct vet buy for Larry in 1992.

Mike

[Wesley's Dad]

M42

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[Wesley's Dad]

M42

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[darryl-P]

Nice helmet, Mike. It has a charm and character all to itself...even with no decals. I remember when these used to be quite plentiful until the majority were turned into fake SS and camo helmets by the low-lifes of this world.

Cherish it.

[bodes]

Nice helmet, Mike. It has a charm and character all to itself...even with no decals. I remember when these used to be quite plentiful until the majority were turned into fake SS and camo helmets by the low-lifes of this world.

Cherish it.

And a very nice size to boot....That in itself will make it desirable... Bodes

[Frentebro]

Ditto. I would only add that keeping the strap over the visor is not a good idea as it will tend to cause flaking & cracking.

[mech91]

Ditto. I would only add that keeping the strap over the visor is not a good idea as it will tend to cause flaking & cracking.

Here's a NS66 M42 with a 1943 dated chinstrap that I saved.

[Ty Smith]

Great looking helmets. I sold all of mine. Sure would have liked to have them back. They are truely rare now.

[Jan B]

Nice honest M42's, guys

Cheers

Jan

[Jean-Loup]

"They are truely rare now."
Are you serious? They are actualy that rare nowadays? If so .
I would say that in France in 1944, probably around 50% of the helmets the germans had were ND 42's.
JL

[Schwerpunkt]

I've had a couple of those too , but sold them to upgrade my collection to ones with decals.
One that I sold to another vendor I found a week later , again for sale but the guy had put a fake luftwaffe decal on it.