DESCRIPTION
Well here's a helmet that newer collectors tend to appreciate once they have had a few years of study under their belt and are craving something untouched an original from WW2. Here is an original M40 Q62 mid-war single decal Luftwaffe helmet with actual battle war patina that just screams out been there and done that. The rear lot number is DN172 which placed the factory production date to June 1941 according to Brian Ice's lot data book. Making this a real mid war everyday fighting man's helmet.
The leather liner was skillfully replaced an aged to perfection while leaving all 3 split pins and it's original outer liner band completely untouched and left in place on the inside. A suitable mid war reproduction chinstrap was then added to complete the piece.
$550
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Tel/Text: 1-438-502-5052
Email Us: helmetsofwar@gmail.com
HELMETS OF WAR INC.
PO Box 555
Champlain, NY 12919-0555
Shipping to Anywhere USA/Canada: $22 with full tracking numbers.
Shipping to Europe/UK: $65 with full tracking numbers.
Shipping to Australia/New Zealand: $75 with full tracking numbers.
(Please contact us with any special shipping instructions as I am here to serve and facilitate the shipment.)
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
