The German military had been experiencing helmet shortage since the 1930s. Part of this was due to the decision to sell over 220,000 brand newly produced M35 helmets to the Nationalist Chinese government between 1935 and 1937, not to mention smaller numbers of helmets being sent to Spain and Finland.

Easy steps in identifying authentic M35 M40 & M42 WW2 German Helmet examples. How to identify the different models, manufacturers & branch of service decals

Exist as double decal (M34 , M35) , single decal (M35 , M40 , M42) and without decal (M40 Quist , M42). I explicitly kept M40 DD out of the above list as for me at this point there is no proof Factory DD M40 were ever made. Only a handful of M40 DD Heer helmets are known to exist and they are from different makers.

A more radical change occurred to the M42 helmet. As Albert Speer began to oversee the German war effort, all aspects of production were simplified where possible, and the reliable helmet was no exception.

Nothing beats our quality WW2 German M42 Helmets (Stahlhelm) and liner, the best reproduction on the market for the money! Coming in standard grey, these are made from tough steel, 1.6mm like the originals and have a quality leather liner, drawstring and chinstrap already attached.

This is an excellent all original example of a late war German Model 42 Steel helmet, which as far as we can tell, was never officially issued. There are no decals or other markings, and we can find no evidence that this helmet ever had them. This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains over 90% of its original textured "Feldgrau" paint.

Despite the crude nature of this late war helmet, the M42 is iconic and is considered the quintessential German WWII combat helmet. A majority of German WWII combat helmets will fall under one of the following organizations: Heer (Army), Luftwaffe (Air Force), Kriegsmarine (Navy), Waffen-SS (Paramilitary Force), or Feldgendarmerie (Combat Police).

2 天之前 · This is an ET64 M42 single decal army helmet with a standard ET Heer decal. The helmet has a very attractive three-color camouflage scheme composing predominantly of a tan base with splotches of green and red added. The colors contrast very well with each other and the helmet shows a very good amount of shelf-appeal as a result.

2023年12月11日 · With two years of mass production, millions of M42 helmet had been manufactured and would be the most commonly worn helmet of the Normandy campaign. Even with the massive numbers of M42 helmets being available, the older M35s and M40s were never pulled from use.

In 1942, the Germans simplified their steel helmet by eliminating the rolled edge. This model was worn alongside the earlier M35 and M40's until the end of WWII. They were worn by all …