[1933 FORD NUT]

Not a HK Luger but for sure related .

M35 EF68 DD Luftwaffe helmet .

Been looking for a big size one of these for some time .

Wanted an honest one to go with my 1937 HK .

Not easy to find in waterhead size .

 

[Skip Pickett]

Love the crazing on the national shield. Can you see a date on the aluminum liner band? Would be kinda cool if it was ‘37 also.
Skip

 

[martin08]

Never went into German helmets. But if I did, I'd want one like that!

 

[1933 FORD NUT]

Thanks all .
Really happy with it and it was under a grand delivered .
It came with chinstrap .
Just not on in sellers pics

Band is marked 68,61 and on the other side maker marked and dated 1938.
Not exact but close .
From what I read so far only the real early M35 bands are aluminum .
This one is steel .
Seems the early ones really like to break .
There is a M35 on estand there with malor issues with it's early aluminum band .

The adler [eagle] is crazed a bunch also .

Thanks to WAF for this as I am not up on these [yet] so I rely on expertise there .

My M42 ND helmet is a Q66 with the band dated 1943 .
It is engaged to my 1943 HK 11567

Same with decorations as fakery is rampant on them ESPECIALLY the high end stuff .
Do not have a Knights Cross yet but am looking for a Juncker L/12 or lazy 2 .
It will be vetted there for sure

Do have the stuff up to that level with the pic being my 1936 HK 6624
EK1 screwback by Rettenmeier [ L59 ]
Heavy DKIG by Godet [ 21 ]

 

[Edward Tinker]

nice grouping - I like accessories, I need to display them better

 

[DarkSkyy]

Cool Helmet. I probably sound like a broken record or extremely ocd always asking how people plan to care for their items. But anyway how do you plan to wipe down the outside when it gets dusty ? the leather just general care?

 

[1933 FORD NUT]

Not sure myself .
I have 2 other helmets [ M17 & M42 ] but neither have decals .
I think the old decals should not be cleaned and for starters I plan to keep it covered with a soft cloth .

I do not have any of this stuff on display so keeping dust off should not be an issue .

I will probably ask on the helmet forum to see what others do .

Good question and I do not have the answer .

Leather - like holsters will get nothing done to it .
Leather is pretty soft yet .

I think this has had good storage

 

[DarkSkyy]

If you find any must dos please share it with us here.

My helmet

 

[1933 FORD NUT]

Added this question to the thread the seller posted for opinions on helmet .

Answer was do nothing to it . No cleaning or oiling-etc. .

 

[jeb111]

That’s right, do nothing. If it gets dusty blow the dust off or wipe with a clean rag with nothing on it. That’s what I do with mine and I’ve had it for 30yrs, never even bother with the leather. It looks just fine. Great helmet by the way!! Congratulations
Jim

 

[DarkSkyy]

Thanks for the update, I remembering reading somewhere(sorry don't remember where) that people in the 80s were putting oil on them and making the paint come off years later.

Preserve and destroy ?

Hello everyone , Today I want to touch upon a subject that is as old as the hobby of helmet collecting. Care and preservation. It is a subject that comes to the top often on the forums we visit. Th…

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Found this with a quick Google search

 

[1933 FORD NUT]

Good read and thanks .
I know exactly what he talks about and there are plenty helmets around that have suffered that fate.

One of the odd benefits of collecting HK lugers is the " accessories " are cheap compared to the guns!!!!

Again, thanks all !
Now I guess it's time to look for a waterhead size M40 Luft helmet to complete the set .

 

[1933 FORD NUT]

Digging further into the aluminum band question turned up the following

You are correct about the aluminum band

Seems the 1937 one I was referencing was actually 1940 .
Maker did not have 1940 stamps so 1937 was used instead .

Did find 1938 on chinstrap also .
Leather liner is un-marked

Love the crazing on the national shield. Can you see a date on the aluminum liner band? Would be kinda cool if it was ‘37 also.
Skip