TRIBUTE RESTORATION
I have now invented a new category of restored helmets I am referring to as "Tribute Restorations". What this is means is that I have decided to restore these original helmet shells back to their original branch of service based on their rear lot numbers as set out by Brian Ice's lot data book. This is done in tribute to how the helmet originally would have appeared as it first left the factory floor during the war. I will mainly only designate a particular restoration as a Tribute Restoration if it was formerly an SS or perhaps an even rarer Kriegsmarine helmet.
In this particular case we have an M40 ET64 from the Eisenhuttenwerkes factory with a rear lot number of 711 which was originally issued as a rare mid war Waffen SS helmet or at least falls in that range. This is exactly the same way the helmet may have looked during the war and so has been restored as a "tribute" to the helmet itself if that makes any sense. I am basically attempting to roll back the clock to how this helmet may have looked during the war. Original SS shells are quite difficult to find with only about 1/100 being traced back to that particular branch of service according to Brian Ice's extensive factory lot data book.
DESCRIPTION
The helmet is side stamped ET64 and rear lot stamped "711" which matches up to known SS M40 ET64's. These factory stampings place the date of production to mid 1940 according to Brian Ice's lot data reference book.
The decal is your classic ET textbook version with slightly thicker shield border walls and a rounded bottom in a metallic white finish much like the inside of an oyster shell. The liner is made from high quality sheepskin and marked size 57.
A real nice shelf Queen and very affordable for entry level collectors who don't want to spend $5k-$10k on real one.
$450
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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
