Thread: I am offered this helmet

Originally Posted by wk2ss

also if you would like to know some other good forums
wehrmacht-awards.com
militariacollecting.com

As an avid German helmet collector I would advise you to pass on this helmet. First, it does not appear to be a period M40 German helmet. Second the wire is post war added and aged to look ground dug. Third, the helmet has also been post war repainted.

If you want a true helmet collectors forum then I would recommend
German Helmet Walhalla German Helmet Walhalla where the top helmet collectors gather daily.

I hope you have not paid good money for this helmet yet.
As for preservation, they need none. Store a helmet in a room with negative humidity and dryness. Set it on a shelf. Dust once in a while, thats it.
If you have a rusted out helmet, not much you can do to stop nature other than watch your investment rot away with time (which is why relics are considered not very collectible).

Also, many "diggers" will raise a helmets value by adding a fake SS decal on the side, bury it in vinegar and uric acid for a time, and sell you a rusty piece of garbage with an "authentic" SS decal on the side for several hundred dollars, which sadly a lot of collectors fall for as real SS helmets on nice shells go for several thousand dollars and up.