What To Expect To Pay For A World War 2 German Helmet

This video and possible video series will be showcasing different items and what to expect to pay for them. These will be average prices and will not be exact.
Please understand that these videos will be most relevant within about a year of it being produced since the market is always changing. Otherwise, please enjoy!

[@History-Secrets]

Nice helmets! Yep, it's an expensive hobby.. But as long as you buy original for the right price, it's a good investment! The prices keep rising.. Just a Single Decal SS M42 would normally not go cheaper than 5K. If you talk about Double Decals and rare Allgemeine SS etc, you are getting in the 15k / 20k +. It's insane! :)

[@History-Secrets]

@Sean Rooney Eh.. I think you have to read my comment again, because your comment isn't really making any sense.. I never even mentioned the word "black" in my comment.. I was talking about the prices, and said that (For instance) rare Allgemeine SS helmets are really expensive. I didn't make any mistakes in my comment. Thanks for saying my collection is impressive, but I think you need to read a bit better before replying! 😂

[@History-Secrets]

@Sean Rooney I know all this, believe me. I was just talking about a typical early Allgemeine SS parade helmet.

[@outlawvlogs9812]

Hi history secrets i love your videos im working on building a trench

[@historyatwar6230]

@@History-Secrets I see you everywhere lol

[@harryhealy611]

@Sean Rooney You've got personal issues you need to sort out lmao

[@jimplaysric]

It's worth keeping an eye on reenacting forums, people that are leaving the hobby often sell off all their gear at a bargain.

[@sammysosa9917]

I just got m40 that's an absolute gem for 500, all original paint, has the full original liner and chinstrap. It's has the decal your m42 has

[@KeepItBrick]

Love the idea! Looking forward to seeing more videos in this series!

[@connordeck8457]

Got my first German helmet from a Vietnam vet, it looks almost exactly as it did during the war, and like the one in the video. The guy thought I was nice and sold it to me for 150$

[@gameranger7957]

Thats a crazy deal!!!

[@isoto0224]

Excellent purchase, congrats!

[@JohnB-le2pi]

Deals are still out there, even a couple years after this video was presented. Just picked up an EF64 M42 shell in post war black paint (not ground dug) for $200 usd. Almost zero rust with only one minor easy to fix ding. Keep your eyes open! Thanks for the video!

[@ricardojohnson1128]

Hi World War Guy! Awesome and informative video as usual! I was wondering if you might be able to help me identify the type of German uniform I have in my collection? I don’t know anyone that knows more about German items! Thanks.

[@SRocco-dv8we]

Really like your “grassroots “ low key presentation . Your simple honest down to earth presentation was great , in todays world of hype and BS . Just a creative suggestion, might be helpful. As you do and produce these videos. Have a very very simple script .or mini agenda . So when you do these excellent presentations ..they will all have a consistent “ patter” to each one . Nothing complicated just a 5-10 item, bullet point agenda you follow . Sort of - what item is , how many made , how many still exist , types made , where made . Market sale history .current market . Just a suggestion that popped out at me when I saw ya video .hope it helps . Keep up the cool great stuff .

[@ryanhell921]

Your exactly right price wise. & Oh yea, if you can find #'s in the helmet makes a big difference in the cost

[@ryanlevito7427]

I'M near Philadelphia and i just came across a 1938 paratrooper helmet with the liner and straps

[@emilioalcazar4170]

Nice 42,german helmet..the big icon of war,always..

[@caslinden1373]

Those are some really Nice helmet 👍

[@opoxious1592]

I also have a M-42 helmet without any decals in mint condition. And i have a single decal (With Eagle) M-40 helmet in pretty nice condition (I would say 7/10 regarding condtion). Back in 1994 payed around 100 Dollars for the Helmet (I'm from Europe). And the mint condition M-42 helmet also bought in 1994 for ammount of 250 to 300 dollars.

[@outlawvlogs9812]

Can you make a video about we're to buy your ww2 German viser cap

[@comradejosefstalin3097]

This makes me sad because I really want a good condition M35 :(

[@falke_9775]

you can fund refurbished m35 stahlhelms on 1944 militaria for about 300 bucks

[@jeffk464]

Yeah I wouldn't want the questions people would ask having that in my house.

[@SteveMrW]

A very nice shell.

[@andrewbarron7690]

That is a really nice looking M42. One of the last that got a decal on it? It is cKl stamped with a reversed K? Hope you will send details to the Lot number guys. Great to see it, Thanks for all the other KZbinUnique posts you've made from your collection.

[@war.helmets9636]

Awesome video man, I just got my first original German M42, it's a unit marked Heer helmet, the marking is N210. It was made by hkp and is a size 64. It has the heat stamp 1638. I traded it for a US Nam helmet and a Iraqi M90.

[@worldwarguy459]

Nice

[@user-vw9mb4tv9k]

Can you help me out bro. I live in the northeast, and I had my collection sold on me when I was deployed overseas. Can you tell me where I can find some ww2 german helmets, hats, and knives please.

[@petezereeeah]

I hace a M40 with 50 percent luftwaffe decal. Original paint. Nearly no pitting on shell. Original makers narked chin strap, leather liner with no rot. All internal parts # sramped. No done stamp. Shell sized ET66. It has the liner dome string, but it's broken. It has the soldier's named ink written on the liner...."Mehrstedt." I have no idea of it's current worth. Paud $225 for it about 30 years ago.

[@_songz]

where did you buy this?

[@skyislands8887]

Hi, any idea on value for a ww2 firemen or warden type. With origional liner, chin strap and nape ( covers back of neck) all very good. The paint inside is black excellent. The paint outside is flosfurent green (glows in dark) some marks and very small dent but 8/10. It is missing the band that goes around the helmet, but the loose fit rivits in the breather holes are there. Quite rare as not considered a trophy by alied troops, and I've only seen 1 other similar I arcing pictures. I inherited it in 2014 from my friends estate who's father was in the British army during ww2 and later stationed in post war Berlin on rotation untill around 1950. A local collector / seller wants to pay me $100 to $ 150, but he buys and sells with massive profit margins of 3 to 10 times his buying price. I'm thinking valuesvminimum $500 to Max $750 but have never seen a comparable helmet to gauge. Thank you all

[@jamalwilburn228]

They're like $300 helmet. $500 max us you have a DD and eveyrhing us present in good - great shape. These M34 Police/Fireman helmets don't go anywhere near combat stalhelms

[@motman0713]

I got a winter painted M42 marked NS64 889 for $280usd

[@guner9455]

I found a m40 single decal no liner for $40

[@SPSteve]

I have a single decal M40 with a fair liner and no chin strap. I was thinking it was a $300 helmet, maybe it's worth more?

[@worldwarguy459]

Probably around $700 if it’s all 100% original

[@ICYPROFITS]

Just picked up an original m40 with a liner for 60 bucks on Facebook marketplace

[@basedmonitored5191]

Anybody have a reputable source where I can buy a German helmet?

[@Brownpenguin115]

I went to an antique store in pa and there was a “German” helmet spray painted silver but it seemed Spanish to me. The selling price was $800 I wouldn’t have paid $100 for it.

[@worldwarguy459]

Wow, way too much. Good idea to pass on it.

[@theclown2393]

Ya if it had multiple rivets going around the outer shell of the helmet with a green canvas looking chinstrap, most definitely a Spanish copy of the German m42 helmet. Good thing you passed on it.

[@lincolnyoung75]

Hi do you guys know where to get original German helmet shells from ww2 or WW1 for cheap prices

[@outlawvlogs9812]

No

[@andrewbarron7690]

There are still cheap original but repainted shells from the Czech Republic. If you can find a way to contact a collector from there perhaps through a forum you may get lucky. I have 3 ex-Czech M42's which cost about 100 to 150 US each. Worth looking for a seller there before the source dries up completely.

[@williamvalarezo5686]

Hi if your still there into this hobby trust the Stalingrad front and the first link will have the website. They sell relic ss helmets in good condition badges and buttons etc. it is delivers from Russian post. They do sell WW1 helmets if you go to other helmets of the third reich you will find m18 m16 m17s and relic condition helmets you won’t regret

[@Wahatoyas]

I got a original german m40 helmet for $70 in perfect condition

[@History-Secrets]

Lucky!

[@WarPicturesEntertainment]

Either it's a fake or someone is really stupid to have sold it for that price🤔

[@Wahatoyas]

@War Pictures Entertainment turns out it was post war used by finnish during winter war

[@WarPicturesEntertainment]

@@Wahatoyas A post war helmet, which was used during ww2? What? 😅

[@Wahatoyas]

@War Pictures Entertainment no it was a german helmet from ww2, after the war Finland bought a bunch of the Stahlhelms and refinished them for the war that started after ww2 between Finland and ussr called the winter war, the helmet Is a m40/55 german finnish helmet

[@stickfigureasshole1238]

Are there any specific websites / Places to go, For helmets that arent 1000+

[@worldwarguy459]

Depending on the helmet, many German helmets can still be found for less than $1,000

[@masudaharris6435]

As with anything else, condition is everything. I once saw a DD M35 go for over $20,000 and I would have bought it if I had a spare $10,000.

[@kimlsnyder]

Is it illegal to do this? Sorry I sound dumb I’m 15 and I don’t know if it is or not

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

Hallo

[@maximalwest2797]

The Late Woman of my Granddad had a Uniform and Helmet in A+ Condition back in 1987 as a kid i Saw it in a Wardrobe while playing and searching through Stuff here in East Germany.....i dont know what happened to this Stuff since my Granddad died 1988 ....and nobody in my family liked that woman. I wanna say a lot of People in Germany are so disconnected to this Stuff they would give it to you free if you had the contact to those People! i Heard Stories of SS Uniforms going right into the Trash 2023! Not a 20 Years ago. I think it is good when a lot People dont know what it is worth. Especially when they dont Care at all! The Best Way to get Stuff is over personal Contacts. I got alot of my collection from Family Members and their Friends.

[@anacondafilms]

I got one, rusty and damaged, badly restored for 90$ and i managed to make it a decent piece

[@rickbrown8108]

Ss helmets range from $3,000 to $35,000

[@johnzeszut3170]

Plenty.

[@Asbestdeparting24]

Does restoring helmets destroy their value?

[@rayplymette]

Yes

[@thechurch5000]

I bought a relic helmet from the Ukraine for $200. All in one piece but a small bullet hole. Doesn't look as pitted as his.

[@naffox4259]

The m42 Heer helmet is my favorite

[@damionw9740]

I personally prefer the m40 Heer Helmet

[@naffox4259]

@@damionw9740 oh who are we kidding! We like them all! lol

[@Harborghost5566]

Tbh I’m kinda more interested in the lady taking in the background lol😂

[@Maximus2108]

If you have paid 650 dollars for that helmet it would be a total scam. This would probably go for around 300-400 dollars

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

These are US price buying guides as after I’ve moved to Europe all dreams of getting the worth out of your helm goes straight out of the window. I had an original apple green paint barely rusted M35 size 66 shell with double decals and even a slight bit of soldier artwork, the shield being in B shape and the Eagle in C- shape, it had the original pins and liner band. I wanted 650 for it but nobody would buy it for a whole year, no kidding and I thought 650 was a great deal. Ended up folding and selling it for 300 as nobody in Europe cares to pay more than scrap money for German helms. Seems like a stereotype but it comes off like only Americans pay top dollar for our gear.

[@pedroskienski9310]

I live in France and people find german helmet evereday in old house and attic. This summer i have buy a ww1 german helmet for 50 eur = 60$. You find lany of these on the web for 70$ or 100$ I'm gonna buy a m35 shell repainted for less 100$

[@mjoelnir58]

The prices from dealers are very similar to US, st least here in Germany.

[@jamalwilburn228]

They pay ridiculous prices for US gear, so it goes both ways.

[@mikelalonde6874]

I'll be honest the pricing doesn't sound right. I BUY and Sell and trade ww2 helmets from all over the world and usually I get them for about 330 functuonal condition-400 exceptional condition canadian doller. I don't deal with the so-called rare ones worth 10k, which is usually people just saying if you want this right here, its going to cost you a kidney. If people are actually selling these for 600 bucks and up, then people are dumb to buy them, especially without it being complete. I have about 15 german ww2 helmets in pristine condition that I didn't pay over 400 each for. I have 26 for sale no more then 400 and I just looked on 5 of my sites and there's like 59 pristine condition ones and 87 well used but complete in good usable condition for sub 400 canadian . I'm not hating on this guy or his video but it grind my gears hearing people mark up these helmets just for capital gain and greed. Gas went up 15cents a liter last week so my stuff is worth 100 bucks more now.... get out of here lol.... I feel better now... sorry for the outburst call lmfao

[@stevehartz4615]

I only want ss

[@history_lives6749]

The Heer single decal with no liner is about $500 and the relic has no value to anybody other than the "new" generation of collectors who for some reason (probably lack of money) collect relics instead of collectible helmets.

[@goose33]

I collect relic helmets because they have more of a "story" than a helmet that has literally nothing wrong with it A helmet in that good condition has seen nothing in terms of combat I like the stories and or the imagination behind my relic helmets

[@Starshina-yo8ue]

@@goose33 this is the same reason I'll buy a relic type helmet, I think one with damage or bullet holes has much more story and it more interesting than a mint condition helmet, mint condition helmets are cool in their own way but the relics have seen combat and have taken damage in combat

[@goose33]

@@Starshina-yo8ue absolutely !

[@bekachavchanishvili7355]

who want to get german helmet?

[@damionw9740]

Me

[@voffka626]

Это М42

[@anacondafilms]

I found one that has been excavated in russia in a preety good condition for 150$

[@booenslin8986]

Do you have any third Reich items for sale ?

[@stickfigureasshole1238]

M

[@willysmb7514]

Your prices are a bit off but not too far Cool helmets though :)

[@pedroskienski9310]

French collectors are actually laughing by watching this video.

[@christianblake3997]

Even if you had thousands of pounds, you couldn’t guarantee that you were buying a real SS helmet