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- Kriegsmarine Helmets - German Helmet Vault
Kriegsmarine decals pose a bigger challenge to collectors as they are identical to their Heer counterparts The only difference being the golden color as opposed to the silver Heer decals But unfortunately the lacquer on Heer decals can tone so hard that often Heer decals are mistaken for KM decals Only 2 confirmed Kriegsmarine decal types exist
- ET 64. Kriegsmarine? All Original? – German Helmet Vault
Hi All This has been in my collection for a while It’s an ET 64, lot No 1244 (I think) Liner band is dated 1942 and has the letters ‘F 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 I didn’t buy it from a collector or a dealer (but I know that’s no guarantee of originality) I’d be
- Kriegsmarine decals – German Helmet Vault
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 (the 2 other being variants of the ET decal) Due to the way the ET decals are printed they show a black outline around the eagle , collectors call this the ridge
- Lot numbers database – German Helmet Vault
The attached link gives you access to a database of helmet lot numbers which I have started in 2006 The helmets in this list are all authentic WW2 helmets , I checked each and every one of th…
- Factory Paint colors – German Helmet Vault
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 Smooth paint as found on factory M35 helmets (and SE M40 Polizei helmets) ! Patina can make the colors look darker !
- Fake decals - German Helmet Vault
More on this fake here Fake Kriegsmarine decals Below you will find 4 examples of attempts at faking a Kriegsmarine decal 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 In the top left decal you can clearly see the modern print signature
- Kriegsmarine vs Toned Heer decals – German Helmet Vault
German Helmet Vault Collecting German WW2 helmets Kriegsmarine vs Toned Heer decals I 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 Thanks to recent (21st century) findings we can already dismiss a lot of helmets as being Kriegsmarine
- German Helmet Vault
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