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Hi all,,,picked this up last weekend at a flea market;bought from the vet's(deceased now) nephew,,nephew said his uncle killed the german and captured the helmet and the nephew said he has had it since 1950-unaltered and this is the state when he inherited it,liner tight,,it looks kosher to me,,,,also have his uncle's m-1 helmet with his last name on the front of the liner,,,here's pics of the Nazi helmet,,comments welcomed,, 
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last three pics
Last edited by militarymania; 03/09/2011 10:45 PM.
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Are you sure he didn't say a German General? That seems to be the normal story, or least with all the humped up nickle or chrome plated handguns 
Last edited by timboo; 03/11/2011 12:35 AM.
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I don't know if it has been humped up or not but it is interesting looking!!
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I would suspect the entire exterior was done by the vet or his nephew post war. It just does not seem right in any way and if it were mine I would probably test a portion with paint remover.
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possibly the vet did this as the nephew,whom i bought this from,stated it was in this exact state when he inherited this and his uncle's M-1 helmet,which i also bought but didn't really want...
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looks like a veteran repaint. glossy paint , ect. OR most likely the vet was there as part of the occupation & a local painted to sell /trade to this vet.
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Hi I definately see paint over some of the worn rust areas which is a no no.....suspect post war re paint..albeit an older one judging by the age cracks and patina...nice and interesting helmet though....cheers, Ryan thanks for sharing
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Hi I definately see paint over some of the worn rust areas which is a no no.....suspect post war re paint..albeit an older one judging by the age cracks and patina...nice and interesting helmet though....cheers, Ryan thanks for sharing Bingo! But I'll say ruined, not interesting
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