HAND SELECTED 100% ORIGINAL GERMAN WW2 PRODUCED HELMET SHELLS WITH NO RUST PITTING, CRACKS, DENTS OR HEAT DISTORTIONS OF ANY KIND.
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHILE EVERYONE WAS AT HOME THINKING ABOUT THEIR HOBBIES A GREAT MAJORITY OF THE WORLD'S REMAINING GERMAN HELMET SHELLS WERE BOUGHT UP AND RESTORED BY MYSELF AND OTHER DEALERS/COLLECTORS. SINCE THEN WORLDWIDE SHORTAGES OF MINT SHELLS ESPECIALLY IN LARGER SIZE 66 AND 68 SHELLS HAVE ALL BUT VANISHED FROM THE MARKETPLACE. ONE CAN STILL FIND THEM OF COURSE BUT IT'S JUST NOT AS EASY AS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND EVEN MY ONCE RELIABLE EASTERN EUROPEAN SUPPLIERS HAVE COMPLETELY RUN OUT OF STOCK.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE SHELLS FROM THE LIST BELOW THEY MUST BE FULLY RESTORED INCLUDING LINER SYSTEM, FACTORY SPEC. PAINT, DECALS AND OPTIONAL CHINSTRAP. AGING CAN BE FROM FACTORY FRESH TO SEVERELY BATTLE HARDENED DEPENDING ON THE LOOK YOU'RE AFTER.
MY APOLOGIES AS I KNOW IT'S CAN BE FRUSTRATING SINCE I AM OFTEN SOLD OUT OF ORIGINAL SHELLS (THEY GO FAST) HOWEVER IF YOU YOURSELF HAVE A SHELL YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PROFESSIONALLY RESTORE IT I WOULD BE GLAD TO DO SO. I CAN TAKE CARE OF THE LINER, CHINSTRAP, DECALS, PAINT AND PINS ON MY END IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE.
OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO I HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW HELMET CATEGORY CALLED A TRIBUTE RESTORATION . THESE HELMETS HAVE SS OR KRIEGSMARINE MATCHING REAR LOT NUMBERS AND REPRESENT ONLY ABOUT 1% OF PRODUCTION AND ARE THEREFORE QUITE RARE.
M42 CKL64 - AVAILABLE FOR RESTORATION
M42 ET64 - AVAILABLE FOR RESTORATION
M40 SE64- AVAILABLE FOR RESTORATION
M35 SE66 (4976) - SOLD
M42 EF64 (2451) - SOLD
M40 Q64 (T699) - SOLD
M40 Q66 (T1482) - SOLD
M40 ET66 (1088) - SOLD
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GERMAN HELMET FACTORY PRODUCTION CODES
(Every original German helmet produced from 1935 to 45 had two factory stampings punched into the side and rear or both in the rear. The alpha numeric number refers to the factory location and the inside metric circumference in centimeters. The rear lot number refers to the production run and was used as a quality control measure. The font styles used at each factory were slightly different but highly consistent throughout the war and so fakes or reproductions will either not have these numbers at all or they will use the wrong font style or letter spacing and so are easily identified as post war made.)
(FS or EF)-Emaillierwerke AG, Fulda, Germany
(ET or ckl)-Eisenhuttenwerke, Thale, Germany
(Q)-Quist, Esslingen, Germany
(NS)-Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke, Schwerte, Germany
(SE or hkp)-Sachsische Emaillier u. Stanzwerke, Lauter, Germany
