Kriegsmarine uniform. German Helmet Vault Collecting German WW2 helmets Kriegsmarine vs Toned Heer decals I. Due to the way the ET decals are printed they show a black outline around the eagle , collectors call this the ridge. In the top left decal you can clearly see the modern print signature. Smooth paint as found on factory M35 helmets (and SE M40 Polizei helmets) ! Patina can make the colors look darker. May 26, 2022 · The attached link gives you access to a database of helmet lot numbers which I have started in 2006. See you there. W’ at the bottom of the makers mark – so FW Muller? The liner leather itself is very fragile – still has what I think is the original cord. (the 2 other being variants of the ET decal). Only 2 confirmed Kriegsmarine decal types exist. Koerner (aka Thin winged decal) – Factory and Re-issue decal Like the Pocher decal below , this decal has seen widespread use and can be found on many different configura…. Click on the banner to join the excellent German Helmet Walhalla forum where you can chat with hundreds of collectors from all over the world. It’s an ET 64, lot No. 1244 (I think). I didn’t buy it from a collector or a dealer (but I know that’s no guarantee of originality). The helmets in this list are all authentic WW2 helmets , I checked each and every one of th… Heer , SS , Kriegsmarine and Polizei helmets all have the same color of paint starting with smooth green on their M35’s to textured feldgrau on M40’s to M42’s. The deep gold color and sparkle of an original is impossible to replicate so the examples below are only dangerous as being “Toned” Heer decals. German Helmet Vault Collecting German WW2 helmets Kriegsmarine decals There are only 2 accepted Kriegsmarine decal designs although arguably it could be 3 or 4. I’d be More on this fake here Fake Kriegsmarine decals Below you will find 4 examples of attempts at faking a Kriegsmarine decal. The NS and SE/HKP factories did not produce SS helmets , if you find one of these makers with an SS decal it should be the Pocher decal. Not all that glitters is gold ! The discussions on what is a Kriegsmarine decal and what is not are as old as the first collectors. Huber Jordan u. Kriegsmarine decals pose a bigger challenge to collectors as they are identical to their Heer counterparts. Liner band is dated 1942 and has the letters ‘F. ! Hi All This has been in my collection for a while. But unfortunately the lacquer on Heer decals can tone so hard that often Heer decals are mistaken for KM decals. Koerner (aka Thin winged decal) – Factory and Re-issue decal Like the Pocher decal below , this decal has seen widespread use and can be found on many different configura… Kriegsmarine decals pose a bigger challenge to collectors as they are identical to their Heer counterparts. Factory produced M35, M40 and M42 have the same paint color as Heer/Polizei and Kriegsmarine helmets. The only difference being the golden color as opposed to the silver Heer decals. Thanks to recent (21st century) findings we can already dismiss a lot of helmets as being Kriegsmarine. nhu yifgy gtim vtlyye pzywxhp bah ctdfo uch ihops unsfaw