#63111
08/05/2007 08:36 PM
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What is your opinion on this SS helmet.The inside has a mark of ET 60.It is single decal.How can I tell if it is original.Thanks
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it" Santayana
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08/05/2007 08:38 PM
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"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it" Santayana
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08/05/2007 08:40 PM
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"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it" Santayana
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08/06/2007 02:10 AM
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Some outdoor pictures would be great.
Liner band looks a bit fresh for being almost a hundred years old from the photo.
Chris
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#63115
08/06/2007 05:46 AM
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at first glance the decal looks like a good Pocher, not sure as pic is blurry and maybe if postwar applied or not. Like Chris says, outdoor pics would be better. Can you give a non blurry outdoor pic of the decal and the rest of the helmet. I would think that a transitional helmet would have been a double decal and possibly a former Allgemeine SS black?
I'd like to see what looks like an M40 beside it too!
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#63116
08/06/2007 11:50 AM
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These photos are all I have.Was a single decal transitional even made?I cannot find one in any of my reference books.
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08/06/2007 10:46 PM
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From what I understand no it would have been a DD, I believe. Taking a longer look at the decal, a couple of observations, the tear at the top left, the "patchy" toning, the unusual small scrapes in the decal and what appears to be a rough print leave me unsure on the decal or if it is a real Pocher, post war applied and the decal given some scrapes to give it a "worn" look all leave me uneasy with this decal - from the unsharp pics in poor lighting, the look doesnt seem quite right.
I would like to hear other SS collectors think about this one and I am going to sit on the fence on this one.
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#63118
08/06/2007 11:10 PM
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SSTK,Thanks for the reply.The helmet is from a very well known collector.Which means nothing.I think I will just stay away from SS helmets.From my brief research 99% of them are fake.1/2 of 1% might be good or might be fake can't tell.That leaves 1/2 percent original.There really just to easy to fake beyond recognition.I do not want to spend multiple Grover$ and then try to find out if its OK to like it or not like it.
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08/07/2007 04:56 AM
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well in the decals defence it does appear to be a Pocher, has the border within the sigrunes.
I just do not know enough about transitional SS helmets to offer a firm opinion in my mind and would like to hear from some of the other SS guys out there.
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