What to look at when buying a WW2 German Helmet

[@Practicalinvestments]

Great video! Not a collector of helmets but great things to keep in mind for any ww2 collectors!

[@Blitz1944]

Thank you 👍

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Very good, some stalwart advice there....german ww2 helmets are a sticking point for me...ive read a few books and done some research and whilst i dont consider myself a new collector i would be concerned spending the amount needed to get one at a fair and i agree with your sentiments about 'some' dealers. I will have to revisit my downloaded books on the subject as im unsure of the ones i have...im not good with ebooks...prefer paper, i will also visit the websites you mentioned....thanks again and cheers 😊

[@Blitz1944]

Hi Stan thanks, yeah try those two websites they are excellent with lots of pictures 👍

[@jimrutherford2773]

Regarding helmet preservation, don't forget to keep the helmet out of direct sunlight. It will fade the paint, decal, and deteriorate the leather chinstrap.

[@-Billerboller-Klangtherapie]

Der Kinnriemen leidet auch sehr unter der verbreiteten Unsitte, ihn über den Schirm zu zerren....

[@timothydownum4689]

Forgot to add it is the only one I have ever had like it. The other I have left around ten are all original except a couple I suspect are repaints. I've had a lot of nice ones in my time Back in the day army luft SS Kregsmarine as the old saying goes I don't regret what I bought but what I sold.

[@Blitz1944]

It would be great if you could send me some pics of the helmet, my email is ‎blitz1944@​aol.com

[@zimmmerit6308]

68? so rare! very good helmet. I have M42 ckl68 and love it

[@timothydownum4689]

Real good advice!

[@Blitz1944]

Thank you

[@greghanson407]

The big problem is, while you're off doing the research, you've decided that it's real and go back to buy it, and someone comes along and bought it while you were doing research. It would be better to learn exactly what to look for so that you can spot a genuine helmet from a reproduction, and spot post-war tampering with real helmets. I never discount gut feelings about things.

[@Blitz1944]

Hi thanks for your comment, I understand what you are saying, but this video is aimed at new collectors not experienced collector like yourself, I was just trying to tell new collectors not to rush into a purchase, and do as much research as possible before parting with that hard earned cash.

[@timothydownum4689]

Would like your opinion on a old m40 I have. It is real close to the color your m35 in this video it's marked ET 64 has a lot no in the back along with a unreadable German type name and probably a field post no in white paint that someone has tried to smear out. Now it has the classic tiny holes just below the vent hole drilled through the army decal wing for the Finnish liner. It has an original German liner put back in it band is marked 1940. From watching your video it helped me to determine it is definitely a replacement liner. I am thinking it is one Finland got after or during the war fitted it out and may not have ever been used. Someone got it and put it back with the German liner. It does have the ET type original decal its a shame about the small hole in it. But it is what it is but anyway I only have a hundred dollars in it.

[@henry7434]

I will be going to a motary faire but I don’t feel confident of spending thousands on the helmet that I am not sure are real. Any suggestions ?

[@alexesparza8463]

Hola amigo! Oye mi casco tiene la carcasa rugosa, eso es posible?

[@Blitz1944]

Hola, sí, a veces, durante la guerra, volvían a pintar las conchas con una pintura texturizada

[@alexesparza8463]

​@@Blitz1944 muchas gracias amigo, he aprendido mucho gracias a ti 😎

[@AnthonyBerardis-r1p]

What is the book you downloaded? I can't understand what you said. Can you please let me know so I don't get ripped off again buying a helmet.

[@Blitz1944]

German Helmet lot numbers 1939-1945 by Brian Ice. I got mind on eBay from Brian Ice himself. Hope this helps.

[@memirandawong]

I bought one from a seller in Ukraine...very ordinary and no decals or paint. But it's a start.

[@rsitarsi4804]

Lovely video with some good advice. Personally, I would never buy any of these as untouched originals, because so few are............unless uncle Olaf in Eidfjord digs one out of his cupboard! Chinstraps , buckles, bales, liner bands, pins,, leather liners, paints, and particularly, decals, have all been widely reproduced and some are scarily accurate copies. Before these items became widely available, you could readily obtain a genuine stahlhelm " bell " , the metal shell, for a small sum, and I think many of these have been "restored" and found their way onto the collectors' market. I did a couple of dozen myself , not to deceive, but for reenactment purposes, long ago . KZbin now has many tutorial videos on ageing and distressing a "factory " finish for reenactment purposes. Caveat , emptor ! Study German Helmet Vault, and German Helmet Walhalla , but it's far too easy to get burned.

[@donkeylong7707]

I’m a 7 5/8 hat size what size helmet shell size would I need. I’ve never bought one and I wanna do some reenactment

[@Blitz1944]

In original WW2 German helmet sizes, you would need a size 68 shell with a size 61 liner in it. Hope this is of help 👍👍

[@PeterBishop-x8c]

How much. Is the helmet going for

[@alexesparza8463]

Aca en México venden todo y la verdad no he podido descargar el lobro ya que lo venden demasiado caro😢... No se si me pudieras pasar el link del libro que mensionas para descargarlo? Por cierto muy buen video para los novatos como yo, muchas gracias es de mucha ayuda 👌

[@Blitz1944]

Me alegra que te guste el nuevo video. Lamentablemente no puedo enviar la descarga ya que la han hecho por lo que no se puede enviar. Lo siento. Pero los dos sitios web que se mencionan en el video también son muy buenos y son gratuitos.

[@alexesparza8463]

​@@Blitz1944 ok amigo 👍 muchas gracias, iré a esas páginas que mensionas

[@justinbradfield1489]

Yeah yeah yeah