i'm after a cheap 'large' size M42 -
what do you think of this - [link]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/German-M42-Helmet-/270949024782?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item3f15d2040e[/link]
does it look right ? Is the skirt too deep ?
cheers
just 10quid more for a good one from epic militaria,got mine recently and its excellent .better than 50quid on one thats ok ish
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Epic don't appear to be doing M42s at the moment, and this is a 68 shell - most M42s i've seen recently only seem to be 66 shells..
From the photo, it doesn't look right - that's all I can say.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
the skirt does look v deep... could be that the flared rim adds to the effect...
anyway, thanks guys - i'll think about it...
does it look right ?
No, not really.
Look at the front of the helmet, the peak seems to turn up.
They do to a tiny degree. Quite a poor repro.
I bought one some years ago and it only ever gets used to top out a zeltbahn tent.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
In the past few years, the number of poor repro lids seems to have increased markedly. I still have my first helmet, which I got from Spearhead in early 2007 - a very good repro. Now it would appear that very cheap/poor Chinese repros are being produced and retailed by some UK outlets. The picture that you might see on a website is no indicator of the quality of the product you receive. And when I say "quality" I am not rivet-counting - I'm simply referring to the correct shape of the helmet! 
My advice would be to get one at a military show/fair, where you can handle and see the product close up. (The other alternative would be to spend a lot more on a refurbished original.)
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
thanks for that guys...
i bought this in the end - [link]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130656731869?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/link]
please don't say it's as bad as the first 
i dont know,i guess im a little biased as i prefer the rolled edges of the m35 and m40 and they can correctly portray a wider time frame .be sure and let us know what its like in the flesh,helmets are quite difficult to judge from photo's ,and we all like to get good deals
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
will do - i'll post some photos when i get it...
cheers
i prefer the rolled edges of the m35 and m40 and they can correctly portray a wider time frame
Me too, for the same reasons.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
