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With 2005 in the can, what did you guys pick-up this past year specifically for your collections. Many of us buy things with the intent of reselling, but, what did you acquire in order to 'spruce-up' the old gathering? I'll go first. Starting with the mundane and more or less progress to the sublime... From another Forum member - an undecaled ckl62 M-42. Nuthin' at all special about him other than he looks like he's 'been there'. Cody
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Q64 HR M-35sd reissue Mediterranean camo sourced from another Forum member. Late last year, in a moment of unconsidered haste, he got sold. Happily, the buyer needed to raise jing and I got back this terrific helmet.
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From one of the very few militaria dealers I will buy from comes this Luftwaffe M-40sd Q64 2-color camo. Complete w/liner and chinstrap.
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From the same Forum member as the undecaled M-42 which began the thread came this terrific Waffen SS M-42sd EF64.
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Last, but certainly not least, would be the Big Kahuna, a Q64 Waffen SS M-35dd.
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Awesome helmets Cody! Hard to pick a fave, but I'd probably say #3. This has been my first year of collecting, and of the five helmets I bought this year, the one I'm now posting is my only permanent resident. It's a salty DD Luft, but it talks to me (well, you know what I mean!) It has initials and feldpost number inside which I have traced to a Luftnachrichten unit.
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This is one of my favorites,,,ET62, named. Paul
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Other side. Great thread so far! Paul
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I just checked,and I haven't bought a helmet in 3 1/2 years.Damn,I'm falling behind.Great helmets guys.
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Lovely pieces lads. No new helmets at all for me this year . Missed a couple of beauties but that's another story. Perhaps in 2006...... Happy New Year Don
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Galadriel, LotR.
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This DD Heer named to a RK (Knights Cross) Winner "Sachenbacher"
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Oh, And this DD Heer Overpaint (EF)
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I only added one helmet to my pride last year and I believe this one covers 2003 as well. A nice two color sawdust camo acquired at the Max show last year. This one was bought in the hotel room pending the flip of a coin (which I lost by the way). There might have been alchohol involved in the purchase too. The tan and green camo came from a forum member that might have been deep in the alchohol with me. Larry
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By the way, this is the patented "Matt Miller" barbeque grill photo studio look....... Larry
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I added a few to my stable in 2005 as well.
Early droop tail.
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And the piece de resistance, an M35 DD SS helmet dated 1935. Yes, it's been a good year.
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Happy New Year, fellows!! Although I could not imbibe the "bubbly liquid", I did see the most spectacular fireworks show I have ever seen at midnight last night. I was at 35000 feet over south Florida when all the festivities began...and what a show! The display at Disneyworld/Epcot Center was simply outstanding. At that altitude you can see for a hundred miles and with the clear night it seemed like the entire state was erupting. Every city and town was crackling with light. Beautiful.
Although I had a bad year in 2004 with not one new helmet, my 2005 collecting year more than made up for it. I managed to locate 5 black SS helmets to add to my bevy of beauties. I also picked up two Waffen-SS examples which I moved on to other collectors.
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1. early Allgemeine-SS, possibly used by Standarte colour parties; 2. lightweight aluminum parade with reversed decals and "fat runes" shield; 3. SS-VT with stencilled insignia on a German M16 shell; 4. Danish Schalburg Corps SS on an M40; and 5. no decal SS/RZM issue with charcoal-gray anthracite finish.
This year I would be very happy with only one of the following...M18 cut-out, early SS-VT, or early LAH.
Cheers,
Darryl
PS - great helmets, guys. PPS - Cody, I believe your M40 three colour camo is on an NS shell.
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Awsome display of helmets every one. Darryl , Wow, you have some rare finds. Happy New Year to every one.
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Very nice thread and I see some old friends posted here as well. Larry that was a super score and glad to see you get it. I felt it was killer too. If it hadn't been for my stomach churning over that M40 camo you might have had competition I picked up 3 camo's for my collection last year.
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