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Well I finally found one!! I have placed an ad in all the little papers in the little towns around me for around 14 years in the wanted to buy sections for german war relics. Over the years I have found some nice stuff. In the helmet area I have picked up a couple single decal armys (one Normandy pattern camo) and a couple lufts, a police but never run across a SS one until Sunday. It came from the vets son and had been under a bed in his dads house. My resizer isn't working and Pvon has been nice enough to resize and will put the photos on when he gets time.
Never argue with an idiot, he will only drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. And remember the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Here it is Rick!
A beauty! Good for you! Is chin strap marked?
Inside of helmet does it have number stamped and what are they?
Size and batch number!
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Paul...Its an ET64 and the number is 8 hundred something. I cant make it out (its light).
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Well a marked 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking!
German Waffen SS division! Eastern front!
If I am reading this right! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
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After closer look its number 906 (it wasn't an 8). and the chinstap is reall brittle and hard to make out. I think its BND and 41 under that.
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lol. Paul..Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in awhile. Its a killer in person its got that been there look. Its a keeper.
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Rick
Just type in Westland SS and start reading!
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Keeper!!!!! Many dealers would love to market it and make it rain!!!!!!!!
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I hot footed it home Sunday night and looked up westland. I fiqured out all the writing except the 5.E.
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thats the way to pick it up, it makes your head spin. congrats.
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Wow! Nice. Congrats Rick.
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That is an awesome lid man! Definitely a keeper!
Nice decal and color...and a perfect liner and chinstrap. One word to describe this lid: WOW!
Die Treue ist das Mark der Ehre!
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Really Great helmet! Your wait was worth it!
5.E. Could be "5th Erzatz" (Regiment)
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hi rick best ss helmet i have seen comeing out of the kanas/oklahoma bush in a long time . well meine friend you certainly deserved it all those hard years and payola im happy for you god bless . you rumaging around those twister tornados etc out there looking for the holy grail well you found it. im putting you up for the knights cross mitt your oaks what do you say dave hohaus pin it on rick bring the moral back here be nice best to all andy militarynut
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Congratulations Rick! That is one nice veteran find. No doubt about this one.
"You can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself." Ricky Nelson
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