WW2 GERMAN M40 ARMY SINGLE DECAL HELMET- NS 64 - NAMED
Nice original combat pick up from American vets footlocker.
Good decal with bright silver eagle.
Field grey paint.Crown with small round shrapnel dent.
Original chin strap present but missing buckle and tip from long end.
Good hair oil/sweat darkened liner , this with owners name and possibly unit details scratched into the leather. All tongue ends good and s... read more
GERMAN WW2 M40 HEER SD HELMET - QUIST 64
Text book helmet which conforms to exactly as it left the factory. Q64, with lot no. DN80.
Quist Big Foot decal, nicely toned with no issues. Good sheepskin liner on zinc band, c/w draw string. Original chin strap present with steel buckle. Short end good, long end with end section absent and tear at the stud end.
The liner, decal finish etc. configure exactly as to how it... read more
SS SLEEVE EAGLE - VET BRING BACK - UNIFORM REMOVED
Superb embroidered SS sleeve eagle. Removed from uniform and swopped for cigarettes in Hamburg by SS man P.O.W. with Trooper Spence of Edinburgh, 1st RTR ( 7th Armoured Div. Desert Rats) who was involved in the push on the city.
Straight from this vets house along with other German bring backs and his personal uniform items.
100% "Been There" example which I was originall... read more
GERMAN WW2 6 BY 30 BINOS C/W BAKELITE CASE- BUSCH
Made by BUSCH of Rathenow. Graticules. Some specks of dirt to lenses.Original leather neck strap. Black crackling has some loss in the holding area due to use. C/W their original black bakelite case in good condition and still with the belt loops and shoulder strap.Padded top.Maker marks ( see photos).
Good " Been There" combat vets. read more
325.00 GBP
M35 SS DOUBLE DECAL SAND CAMO RE ISSUE
Stunning looking 100% original camo.M35 re issue. Green overpaint with rough sand finish. Pig skin liner with soldiers name applied in ink. Full length chin strap.
ET64, batch no. indistinct,
B.L. initials to crown.
To the left side under the paint can be seen the red of a party shield strongly suggesting this has been an SS helmet.
Very striking combat helm... read more
M35 D/D LUFTWAFFE HELMET - FLAK BTN. - NORMANDY CAMO
Stunning all original camo which ticks all the boxes.
This one is confirmed in the Brian Ice book on helmet codes as having left the factory in 1939 as a double decal Luft with 2nd eagle and dome stamp. Both decals visible under the camo which is green & maroon spray of the type referred to as a Normandy. I must say in my experience this camo crops up in various theatres.Nice cle... read more
GERMAN M16 DUCK BILL HELMET - BATTLE DAMAGED - BING
A very rare front line helmet by the scarce maker G.B.N. ( Gebruder Bing), better known for their top end tin plate toys.
This one has sustained battle damage with a shrapnel strike to the rear crown. It also looks like someone has then put 4 pistol rounds into the poor chap as there are outward dents with corresponding holes through the liner. The liner surprisingly is good with... read more
M35 GERMAN ARMY DOUBLE DECAL HELMET - EF 68 - COMPLETE
Straight out the woodwork from vets family. Huge size EF 68 with lot no. 20407. Size 61 marked to liner. Shell has the early smooth paint which is scarce as most helmets of this vintage were re issued with matt paint. Very good army eagle and state shield also good with the crazing I like to see on genuine examples. Liner good with all tongue ends complete although a little dry and with... read more
STALINGRAD FOUND M35 GERMAN HEER HELMET- BATTLE DAMAGED
Fantastic helmet recovered from the Roshoshka area of Stalingrad.
Retaining most paint and still has it's liner and chinstrap. Army decal. Soldiers name in paint to rear apron.
Leaves no doubt as to the ferocity of the fighting.Battle damage is exit holes and even the chin strap buckle has taken a strike.
This is a good solid helmet, bunker recovered. read more
M35 ARMY SINGLE DECAL RE ISSUE - WIRE CARRYING LOOPS.
Stunning helmet being a M35 Quist 66 re issue, with lot no. 516. which means it left the factory in 1938 most likely as an army double decal. Matt field grey paint. Good decal. Named to skirt and liner.
Interestingly this one has soldier made wire hooks for belt suspension. Nicely made with flattened ends which hook into the air vents and come down under the liner band and end in... read more