M42 Army Helmet

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Porcelain44
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M42 Army Helmet

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Post by Porcelain44 » 10 Jul 2021, 20:08

Very nice WWII M-42 Army combat helmet. No liner or band but has two of the rivets (one has a broken prong), most of its original paint. It has the soldier's name on it and has a maker stamp in the inside crown. It is too faint for me to make out precisely. 425.00. Sales in the USA only.
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Re: M42 Army Helmet

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Post by Porcelain44 » 10 Jul 2021, 20:09

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Re: M42 Army Helmet

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Post by Simon H » 12 Jul 2021, 13:29

Put this in right way up as I've never seen a dome stamp of this type before.
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Post by Hans1906 » 12 Jul 2021, 21:22

I personally do not know the historical postmarks "Wehrmacht Beschaffungsamt", or even "Wehrmacht-Beschaffungsamt" as a reproduction, but (almost) anything is possible.

Google photo search: "wehrmacht beschaffungsamt"
Link https://www.google.com/search?q=wehrmac ... 00&bih=759

Otherwise, contact one of the many experts about a german "Stahlhelm", before wasting lots of money...
Stahlhelmsammlung (G) https://www.stahlhelmsammlung.de


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Re: M42 Army Helmet

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Post by Porcelain44 » 17 Jul 2021, 05:36

Thanks for providing that resource re the acceptance stamp. It appears consistent with those placed on late war helmets, like this M-42. It is a cool feature. Haven't had many with the stamp. You can see it has been on the helmet for a very long time. Here is some additional information, from the War Relics Forum: https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/steel-he ... -710830-2/
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Re: M42 Army Helmet

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Post by Porcelain44 » 17 Jul 2021, 05:37

Thanks for your very clear image of this acceptance stamp, and for posting it correct side up.
Simon H wrote: ↑
12 Jul 2021, 13:29
 Put this in right way up as I've never seen a dome stamp of this type before.

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 18 Jul 2021, 05:11

I've owned some era lids with various of these dome ink stampings under the liner. But all of mine were the civil type,never a battle useage one.and all mone were oval shaped.. but there were so many regs.coming and going during the NSDAP rule it is hard to figure it all out
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Post by Porcelain44 » 25 Jul 2021, 04:26

Mark in Cleveland, Tn. wrote: ↑
18 Jul 2021, 05:11
 I've owned some era lids with various of these dome ink stampings under the liner. But all of mine were the civil type,never a battle useage one.and all mone were oval shaped.. but there were so many regs.coming and going during the NSDAP rule it is hard to figure it all out
I found this link very useful in showing the military types the stamps were often put on. https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/steel-he ... -710830-2/
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