STRANGE Helmet M40 - Flemish Volunteers !???

[Martinski]

Hello!

Just received the French magazine 39/45 (by Heimdal). On the pages 86 - 96 is an article about latest items by Hermann Historica. On page 95 they publish 3 helmets and one of them is very strange and unusual!

It is an Waffen-SS M40 helmet for FLEMISH volunteers. It is stamped "8144" at the inside (back) and "EF64" at the inside (side). The chin strap is marked "Wallisch & Co - Wien 1942".

BUT... the SS-markings are at least STRANGE... On the LEFT helmet side (yes... LEFT hand side) is an SS-decal but REVERSED..... and on the right hand side is a yellow and black national symbol for the Flemish nation; the rampant lion, facing to the left.

At first I thought they reversed (mirrored) the photo by incident but in their description (in French) they also state that the SS-decal is on the left ('"SS" orienté à gauche et surtout, le lion de Flandre de la Légion flamande').

I mirrored the pic in photoshop ("SS" decal correct) but then the Flemish lion shield is reversed. Strange affair!

Pics (also my mirrored one) as attached. Any ideas?

Martin

[Martinski]

very strange... tried to post the pics but they refuse to attach - even if I decreased their volume to about 400 kb. Strange, first time this happens here. Will try some later.

M

[Martinski]

Got... used underscores in the names...

Martin

[Mark in Cleveland, Tn.]

TOTAL ASS-PISSERY.. Never did the TR make reversed SS runes decals, total crap-assery description

[Mark in Cleveland, Tn.]

Ita obvious the pic has been reversed, shadows, etc.

[von thoma]

The Flemish Legion of the Waffen SS, never wore this decal on SS helmets.
They wear the flemish shield ( Black Lion of Flanders ) made in cloth, in several positions on the left arm ( SS-Freiwilligen-Legion
Flandern & later Langemarck ). Many helmets of these units even, are devoid of SS decals, as photographic evidence shows.