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Hello,

I'm not a helmet collector & need help about this one. Original? Price?

Thanks a lot.

JC

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Wish I could help, but helmets have always thrown me. To me, the helmet and accessories look good. It looks to be an M-35 model. The decals on SS helmets are always the big bugaboo. There are collectors who take a very narrow view as to what is real and what is not, when it comes to decals. There are others who believe, in view of the huge number of helmets produced,legitimate variations are seen. Even Hicks in his helmet books shows photos of variants and mentions them. When you consider the number made, the different factories, that helmets were used by "foreign troops," etc., you would think a fairly wide variety of decals were produced. With M-42 SS single decal helmets selling in the $4000 range, I would think an authentic double decal M-35 would be worth considerably more. However, the question remains open as to authenticity, especially regarding the decals. You might very well get a range of opinions on them.

Thanks a lot for your answer.
Is someone certain these decals are 100% good or 100% bad?

Thanks in advance.

JC

http://german-helmets.com/DECALS-WAFFEN-SS.htm This won't determine the authenticity of your decals, but will help explain the problem with them and some real examples are shown. From german-helmets.com

100% bad the whole helmet . Rob

Not many part on that helmet that are WW2...
Save your cash.

OK.
Thanks a lot.
JC