DESCRIPTION
M40 ET64 958 Single Decal Waffen SS Aged Helmet on Original WW2 M40 Shell (Professionally Restored)
This helmet is rather rare as it has SS rear lot number 958 according to Brian Ice's lot data book. Meaning that this helmet when it first left the factory in 1941 was actually an SS helmet.
Since matching SS lot numbers is no easy thing to find I went ahead and gave it a nice aged look so it had a more battle worn appearance. The patina is a nice dull gray making the decal somewhat faded with lots of aging micro defects in the textured outside paint. This is how they look when left on a shelf for 80+ years as they tend to take on this slightly muted overall appearance.
$450 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
