German Helmets, from Helmets and Headgear

G286 GERMAN 3RD REICH 2ND PATTERN SA NCO'S KEPI
Nice example with blue top for Warthe Gruppe. Exterior is very good with nice chinstrap and good detail eagle. Silver pipingto edge of crown. Interior good with nice RZM label. Sweatband absent. Size 57/58.

G285 OFFICERS INFANTRY SOLDATENBUND VISOR CAP

G284 RAILWAY POLICE MANS VISOR CAP
Great looking cap by ' PETER KLIPPER . WURONSDORF". Size 57.Nice high front. Sharp detail metal insignia. Some slight damage and moth to the grey piping otherwise very good. Sweat staining to crown. Nice all original " One Looker".

G282 GERMAN WW2 CHAPLAINS VISOR CAP.

Very rare cap in near mint condition. Correct purple waffenfarbe. Lovely soft brushed wool body. Bullion wreath, metal eagle and cross. Clean interior with celluloid diamond. Nice shape with high front and padded sides. Good size 58 approx.

G281 3RD REICH POLITICAL LEADERS KREISLEITUNG VISOR CAP

G280 1ST PATTERN SA NCO'S KEPI - FEATURED IN BOOK

G279 HJ LEADERS VISOR CAP
A very striking example of this rare cap. Super saddle shape shape with padded sides and front. Condition near excellent with no moth or damage to cloth. Enamel diamond with slight damage to lower red section otherwise good. Nice eagle . Good clean interior still with celluloid diamond. None maker marked. No RZM label as most likely private purchase. Size 56 approx. Lovely

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G278 CHANNEL ISLAND TRANSITIONAL CAMO HELMET
Another from my personal collection. Correct green with black splotch sprayed camo. ?L64 shell. Pigskin liner with 3 tongue ends detached but present, attached to original drawstring. Owners name "EHRET" applied to apron and liner. Found in Jersey after the war. Rare 2nd line troops helmet.

G276 KREIESMARINE M40 SOUTERN FRONT TAN CAMO HELMET WITH CHICKEN WIRE
One of my personal helmets. Most likely coastal artillery from Italy or Greece. Good navy decal. Wire basket with some breaks. Liner good with service wear. Original chinstrap, long end missing end section. NS64 shell. M40. Super rare tropical combat helmet.

G274 LUFTWAFFE HERMANN GOERING DIVISION CAMO HELMET
Super M40 combat helmet brought back from Italy by an army doctor. This is from my persona collection build up over 30 years. Hermann Goering Division distinctive sprayed tan/maroon/green camo similar to Normany. Large ET66 shell. Good liner and chinstrap. Owners name applied in ink to liner (faint). Luftwaffe eagle visible under paint. Originally there was the soldiers uniform as well and this very striking camo matched exactly part of the tunic. 100% original vet bringback bought straight from the family 20 years ago.

G273 SS M42 SINGLE DECAL SNOW CAMO HELMET
A superb combat helmet from my own personal collection. Large size NS66. 100% original and untampered with. Whitewash with rust bleeding through. Very good 2nd pattern runic shield with a few minor abrasions. Owners initials to rear skirt. Liner dry with one tongue end missing. Full length chinstrap. A real "been there" snow camo helmet from the battle of the Bulge.

G272 M40 LUFTWAFFE SINGLE DECAL HELMET - QUIST
Good example with excellent decal to 100%. Most original paint present. Good size 57 liner with all tongues intact and leather supple.Heavy size 64 shell. Owners name applied to left apron above "Q64" but faint. "N231" code to rear apron. No chinstrap. Great honest helmet.

G271 M40 SS SINGLE DECAL SNOW CAMO - SS NORD
A combat helmet from my own collection found at Karelia a few years ago. Good double banded size 56/57 liner with details "SS - JOIGE. G.B.(Gerbirsjager). SS NORD" and owners name to inside. ET 64 shell. Super decal. Field grey shell overpainted with a snow camo which is swathes of white as opposed to an all over camo. All original inc. chinstrap. Leather liner good with all tongues intact. Super "one look" helmet and attributable to a Norwegian volunteer fighting on the Eastern Front.

G270 SS DOUBLE DECAL M40 HELMET - KARELIA
Rare M40 double decal SS helmet found at Karelia and attributable to SS Gebirsjager Nord mountain division. The helmet is in semi relic condition but is very solid and retains a large percentage of it's original paint. SS runic shield is very good. Party shield is good. One small hole to crown. Interior has what looks like the remains of a piece of toque inside. Some chipping to rim. All that said, this is a great eastern front helmet and an M40 double as opposed to an M35.

G269 SS DOUBLE DECAL M35 HELMET - RUSSIAN FRONT
Eastern front SS helmets. This one is an M35 complete with liner and chinstrap. There is also fragments of the camo helmet cover still adhered to the shell. Good runic shield, good party shield 50%. Solid shell with a blast crack to left side. Good size approx. 64 shell liner present and with early double banded alloy band and square D rings. Original full length chinstrap with alloy buckle. Small hole to apron on left side. Retains good portion of original paint. 100% Russian front original.

G268 NAZI POLIZEI DIVISION DOUBLE DECAL M40 HELMET - A stunning helmet from an old collection. Heavy size 64 shell remaining almost all it's rough field grey paint. Sharp bordered police decal, which is almost 100%. Party shield with correct off centre swastika, colours bright. Liner good but with some use wear. Full length original chinstrap. A fantastic helmet of the quality rarely found now.

G267 ORIGINAL NUMBERED PICKLEHAUBE COVER - Original cover for officer or sergeants picklehabe. Good size with fit size 56/57 liner. Faint number 28 to front. Both stiffeners to peaks good. "D.R.P." stamp to rear. Please do not e-mail saying officers did not have numbers on their covers. This one did! 100% original and guaranteed as such. Cover only.

G249 LUFTWAFFE AFRIKA KORPS SUN HELMET - 1^STpattern cork sun helmet in good "been there" condition. Cloth good with nice light sun bleached finish. Orange coloured lining. Nice sweat stained leather band. Good chinstrap. Large size 57/58. Insignia good, very sharp Luftwaffe eagle which appears to be silver. Complete with it's original sand goggles.

G248 NSKK OFFICERS SIDE CAP - Stunning example . Large size 59/60. Correct NSKK buttons to front. Silver piped for officers with 3 pips to left side. RZM label nice and clear. Very sharp insignia, no moth or damage. Very clean.

G247 RAD OFFICERS SIDE CAP -Very good , clean example. Large size approx 57/58.Sharp bullion insignia. Nicely stamped inside “RAD BA 1940 -58 (size), No moth or damage.

G245 SS TOTENKOPF M40 RELIC - A super battle field find from the TK positions at Demjansk. Although in relic condition., this is a super helmet with two camo cover clips still attached to shell. Also the bordered 1^st pattern runic shield is intact to 85/90% and looks great. Liner dry but present, also with the helmet comes remains of newspaper hich was found inside the liner, presumably to help keep the soldier warm. Battle damage to left side. Super poignant piece from the Demjansk pocket.

G243 ARMY M35 COMBAT HELMET - BATTLE DAMAGED - A good combat used example brought back by an American vet in the Normandy campaign (operation cobra). ET 64 shell with remains of army decal. Field grey shell with evidence of some black over-spray and what looks like a name to rear outside of shell. Liner good combat used condition with one damaged tongue end. Original drawstring . Shrapnel hit which has not pierced the shell to rear. Although heat from projectile has burnt the surrounding paint. Cracking battle field pick up bought straight from the vet.

G242 GERMANHELMET CHINSTRAP - A rare genuine example, full length with aluminium buckle. Nice supple condition.

G241 GERMAN M40 VOLKSTURM HELMET - Very rare helmet with well painted Adler similar to army decal to front. Liner congealed and rotted in parts. One helmet pin missing. Large ET66 shell. Retaining most of it’s original slate grey paints. A helmet with this eagle to front is featured in the Weind / Goodapple book and is I believe, attributed to Volksturm or officer cadets. Rare helmet.

G240 SS PANZER SIDE CAP - A super combat worn example of the black overseas cap. Good size approx. 58. Correct SS eagle to side. Pebble skull button to front. SS/RZM label to inside. Service wear to nape of cloth commensurate with wearing of headphones. 2 small moth nips. Super “been there” example from the eastern front.

G239 SS DOUBLE DECAL M35 EASTERN FRONT HELMET - A fine example of a early war SS combat helmet found in a farm building used as a field hospital by SS Niederland. This is a real “been there” helmet with remains of white snow camo and field grey over original apple green. Quist size 64 shell, 514 to rear apron. Early double banded aluminium liner band, square D rings. Liner good and supple with all tongue ends intact. Rare to find a genuine double deal these days.

G238 SS M35 RUSSIAN FRONT SINGLE DECAL HELMET - Good solid shell with couple of pin holes to crown. Liner complete. Remains of toque stuck to inside apron. 1^st pattern runic shield. Bunker found. Genuine eastern front helmet.

G237 M35 SINGLE DECAL HELMET- Super all original un-messed with helmet. Large size “NS66” shell. Good size 57 liner with all tongue ends good. Some service wear. Sharp army (Kreigsmarine?) decal. Original full length maker marked chinstrap. Details faded but 1940 date clear. One helmet pin not tight but has been like that during it’s working life. Total “one look” helmet.

G232 AFRIKA KORPS SINGLE DECAL BATTLE DAMAGE - Rare to find a battle damaged DAK helmet. M40 single decal in tan camo probably from Tunisia. In and out bullet hole and crack and slight distortion from blast. Liner band present. Interesting piece.

G231 LUFTSCHUTZ HELMET - Very nice example. Good sharp decal with only minor abrasions. Most pint finish remaining and retaining original colour. Very clean three pad liner with all tongue ends intact. Good chinstrap. Nice clear label to rear apron. Size 57. All original.

G229 CAMO HELMET NET - String net of late war manufacture for use in France. Tan string . No fixings. Tucks up into liner band. Found in Lorraine old wartime requisitioned house. The real deal.

G226 ARMY M42 SINGLE DECAL - Very nice example retaining most of it’s original finish. Army decal 70%. Size 64 shell double stamped “NS 64 - 4393” to rear apron. Good liner size 57/58. Full length original chinstrap. Good honest of a combat helmet.

G218 1945 DATED FLAK BATTERY BEADED HELMET - A superb example of a very late war beaded helmet. Slate grey paint finish. Sharp, thin edge to visor and droop part of apron. Clear unit marking to shell “FLAK ABT 7001”. There is also a name in Germanic script to the apron. Good large size 58 liner, shich is R.B. numbered with 1945 date. Cloth liner good. Comes with it’s original scarce late war plastic chinstrap. A very evocative piece clearly reflecting the material shortages within the Reich by this time. Super helmet.

G209 LUFTWAFFE FIELD DIVISION M40 SINGLE DECAL - Good combat example by Quist. Usual heavy Quist helmet - size 64. Shell retaining most of it’s original finish with a few minor abrasions. Decal 90% complete. Original chinstrap, original good condition liner. This liner has two names inside “PAUL”. Next to this has been written then scored out “HE IS DEAD”. The other name “WULLE” has “HE IS DEAD” beside it. Obviously the declaration as to the health of the wearer was prior to going through his pockets and establishing his correct identity. Some emulsion spray to shell (easily removed), otherwise cracking helmet from American yard sale.

G197 INFANTRY N.C.O.’S VISOR CAP - Lovely pre-war manufacture visor cap in medium green tri-cot ribbed material. White piped. Metal insignia. Good leather chinstrap. Size 57. Sweatband good with some sweat staining to brow. Good lining but minus celluloid diamond. Inside sweatband stamped with hamburg makers name and address and 1931 date. No moth or damage. Great early cap.

G195 M35 ARMY SINGLE DECAL WHITE CAMO - Russian front combat helmet in all over white camo. Very large size 68. N.S. shell. Army decal clearly visible under paint. Liner age darkened indicating probably bunker recovered, leather good although springs detached. Good original aluminium buckle chinstrap. Inside good with owners name(s) to apron. There is also a name on the liner. Some small chips to helmets edge. A super genuine eastern front helmet recovered from the 12^th army positions near Demjansk.

G283 GERMAN BADEN PICKLEHAUBE

Scarce state pickle with all original to helmet parts. Good shape. Size 55. Grey metal fittings. Removable spike with striker on base. Vented back spike.Correct cockades. Good interior with faint makers details and date ,(1916 ? ). Nice plate with no damage.

G246 PRUSSIAN FELT ERSATZ PICKLEHAUBE & ORIGINAL COVER - Fantastic vet bringback which I have had in my personal collection for over 25 years. Green felt body in very good condition.Nice combat worn approx size 56/57 liner. nice and supple with some sweat staining to lower edge and brow area.Original leather drawstring. Nice brass fittings.Original chinstrap.Original cockades.

Helmet cover with "R109" in cloth over another number suggesting a regiment change. One of the five clips missing otherwise very good. Stain to left side,possibly blood. Rare nowadays to find a completely all original example.