FOREST GREEN BUNDESWEHR M62 HELMET

Unusual colour West German M62 steel helmet

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

This Bundy helmet looks like an Green Police one.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers Telly, ah good stuff....I'm going to keep it as it is....it looks like it was painted a long time ago...🙂🙃🙃

[@resistanceremembered]

Congrats on adding another helmet to the collection! Can’t say I’ve seen a West German helmet in that color before, very interesting!

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Thanks for that....yeh it could be fancy dress, another countries military, personal use....who knows. I could strip it back, but I reckon I will leave it as it is...cheers 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂

[@commonroadjunction4047]

Love that mate my goal is to get a Brody I think if not a Stahlhelm

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Thanks, 😊😊😊there's plenty of British helmets about, mk 5's are really plentiful if your after a 'ww2' type helmet for display, bridie or mk2 helmets are still affordable, german stahlhelms are getting very pricey now, the m42 being the cheapest but they are still £££'s .....I just like collecting helmets of all types....all the best to you 😊

[@Landsturm]

Very nice salty lid. That liner has certainly had a hard life! I'd leave the helmet as it is - the paint job is part of its history and who knows, it may signify some training role such as range master or something.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers , yeh I reckon your right...close up it looks like it's been brush painted and its old paint, so I will keep it as is....nice cheap item 🙂🙂🙂

[@CodyandSteveDownUnder]

fascinating as always, and another helmet, Mrs Stan must be over the moon ha ha. and wow, that's one heck of a book mate

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers Steve m8, yeh Mrs stan is permanently over the moon!!...yeh that book is useful...well if you are planning to invade continental Europe circa 1944 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CodyandSteveDownUnder]

@@steelhelmetstan7305 😂😂😂

[@militarymad2840]

Arrh that’s why your called steel helmet Stan 😂😂

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Yes I suppose it is.....everytime I buy another helmet it sort of hangs around downstairs for a bit then is absorbed into the collection....I think I have around 70 helmets....I've traded probably 10 or so out over the last few years so I've had through my possession quite a few. I've only labelled half of them....some are good , some bad, some just military surplus but I enjoy it 🙂🙂😀

[@militarymad2840]

@@steelhelmetstan7305wow that’s a lot of helmets 👍

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

@@militarymad2840 yeh I know, that and about 30 pairs of binoculars, 8 or 9 field telephones, loads of maps, flags, pairs of boots, tunics .....rows of medals, gas masks, bayonets, deacs, replicas......I think I'm definitely addicted....but in a good way 🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@JimTimber]

They used to grab them around the mouth to stop them humming the theme tune to the Great Escape !! lol In actual fact it must have been pretty brutal to stab someone in the carotid artery.. a lot of pressure in that ..quite the fountain when pricked !! 😶 On a brighter note.. lol.. I love the lid !! ..superb addition to your collection my friend !!

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Yes indeed timbers, so the commando might of ended up covered in the enemies blood I suppose?🤔🤔🤔

[@JimTimber]

@@steelhelmetstan7305 Impossible not to be br !! ..its a sort of spurt !! paint the ceiling with it !!

[@ChrisfurrsMilitaria1941]

Another helmet added to the collection Stan 😊

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Yes Chris, cheap helmet....unusual colour....I wonder why its this colour?🙂🙂😀

[@ChrisfurrsMilitaria1941]

@steelhelmetstan7305 someone could have used it as a american m1

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

@@ChrisfurrsMilitaria1941 the colour looks different in real life, I think maybe someone has painted it for fancy dress or a theatre thing perhaps?🤔🤔

[@davidbrennan660]

Stan!… I hope it fits .. a nice lid.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

@@davidbrennan660 your kidding aren't you Dave?....its only a 58!!...no chance!🤣🤣🤣🤣