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Hi guys,

I just acquired this near mint double-decal black Allgemeine-SS/SS-VT M16 helmet. It is a WW1 Austrian shell M16 with a reworked mid-1930's three pad liner and chinstrap....typical of the SS helmets from this period. Interestingly, the liner is stamped "1934" on one of the inner tongues.

This helmet appears in Kelly Hick's first volume of "SS Helmets - A Collector's Guide" on pages 39, 40 and 41. It also graces page 51 of Kelly's "SS Steel". My friend Shu will recognize this helmet as it used to reside with him in Japan up until a few years ago.

Hope you like... Smile

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Darryl you're off to an early start to another record setting year.
Congratulations,
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Hope you like... Smile

Oh, yeah. We like. Cool What a magnificent helmet. Great start to a new year and may it continue at the current pace.

That is the sort of item that could cause one to consider abandoning the intractable lure of combat helmets. Great piece.

Good job. Wink

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Superb Darryl!
Your continued acquisitions are amazing to say the least.
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I think I need to save a get maybe one of them. Errr. Anyways awesome helmet Darryl

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Darryl, You never cease to amaze us with your "blackie" finds. Awesome my friend.


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What a start..now where?
History writ large...takes the steam out of us fngs..man o man.
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Super and very rare helmet Darryl..Congrats,


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Yet another amazing find...Well done my friend..


Cheers
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CONGRAT ...A NEW BLACK BEAUTY INTO YOUR,S COLLECTION WOW WOW GREAT ONE Eek

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Great start Darryl, no drought for 2006

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Wow!
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fabulous....Utterly fabulous. 2006 is starting out with a real bang it seems!

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Very nice, well done

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Darryl
You are a man with a porpose. You mush have the greatest collection of Blackies to date..........................
BAR NONE

See Ya in Louisville.
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Congratulations to an awesome helmet Darryl. Eek

Very nice start to 2006.

Regards,

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I'm happy for you Darryl! your collecting
targets are so rare and hard to hit that I think that just the chance to spot one for sale must be pretty tough.really glad for you
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Another excellent find my friend, well done.

Cheers
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Ahhhh.. Eek Eek You rascal you.



Ulf. Big Grin


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Superb helmet Darryl Big Grin


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Darryl,

What a great score! Some day I would love to see the entire line-up. Well Done!


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Congratulations! What a beauty!


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Terrific helmet Darryl. Congratulations with your newest find. I would love to see a family picture of your collection!

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Good things come to good people. Congratulations!


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Congratulations, Darryl! What a surprise! Eek That was indeed an awesome helmet. Glad it found a good home! Wink

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MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF HISTORY. AND IN THE HANDS OF A GREAT COLLECTOR, CONGRATULATIONS.

All the best,

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Thanks for all the kind words, guys...they are truly appreciated. I guess I should confess that I have been holding out on you all. There were actually two boxes waiting for me the other day. Hmmm...perhaps I should open the other box. What do you think...should I?? Cool

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Darryl:
You are starting to sound like Monte Hall! Yes. I, for one would very much like to see what is behind curtain number 2 :-)

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It would be easier to just send the other box to me since it isn't open yet Wink What do you think. Big Grin

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Open the darn thing Big Grin


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Monty Hall...ah yes, another good Canadian boy from Winnipeg. Sorry for dragging this out, fellas. I'm just trying to make things somewhat interesting.

Ok, here's a cool piece of paper-provenance from the vet who "liberated" this next piece. Please note that I have airbrushed out the vet's name on the image.

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Here is the "SS helmet (black)" the vet found...a Q66 M35. This helmet was acquired directly from the veteran in 1985 by an established US collector.

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The other side. I won't be putting an image of the inside here on the forum. However, if anyone wants to see it this helmet is featured on pages 134 and 135 of Hicks' "SS Steel".

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My god that is nice, you`re tempting me Eek Eek


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Another killer helmet Darryl. I assume that you will be on a strict diet of hot dogs for the next little while Big Grin Wink

They could not have found a more deserving home.


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Fantastic, as usual Darryl ! Big Grin

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Just keeps getting better!
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Darryl, very nice pick-ups that M35 is killer.


Your on a roll these days.

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