SS Helmet cover....

[Chris Boonzaier]

... a friend has it, wants to buy it, I told him me no like it, probably made out of Zeltbahn, but he wanted me to post it for him...

[Chris Boonzaier]

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[MGN]

You are right with your first reaction,


Michael

[Rich G]

You are right with your first reaction,


Michael

Michael,

As I'm interested in learning more on these helmet covers what exactly gives it the thumbs down?

Rich

[MGN]

Hello Rich,
I always look at the clips first then everything else, They dont have the "crimp" which should be there, material and wear is next which is also wrong,

Michael

[Remy Spezzano]

Michael is right. The clips are bad reproductions. Original clips have a very unique crimping mark where the rocker is positioned. However the material is good.

Look at the Schiffer book titled "Camouflage Uniforms of the Waffen-SS" by Michael Beaver. He shows some nice close up shots of the real clips.

[Peter Wiking]

Its a cover for Reenactors . Not original WW 2.

Sorry my friend.
Peter Wiking

[Chris Boonzaier]

Aye, I agree, I thought as much myself, but he wanted another opinion.

All the best
Chris

[MGN]

Hey Remy,
Material to me looks very flimsy in the photos, not like a real zeltbahn,

Michael

[Remy Spezzano]

After years of collecting and also handling of many nice original SS zeltbahns I have found that 95% of them are made from this medium to light weight material. The material used on SS zelts is the same used to make this repro helmet cover.