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Good afternoon one and all, I don't have too many helmets and I'm sure that this one will raise eyebrows!It's a virtually MINT,barely (if ever!) worn M42 WH helmet with a fieldmade splittermuster cover AND the "poor infantrist's camo device",i.e. the breadbag strap wound around the lid in that very peculiar manner. The helmet has been found with the camo cover and the strap wound around it.There's no discoloration under the strap but there's some under one of the loops.The leather is perfect but very stiff and there's no oval stamp inside the dome. This helmet comes from Southern France where a friend of mine found it many years ago.Purist will look upon such a crudely made helmet covers and many "experten" who wouldn't notice a few,IMPORTANT details would dismiss it as a repro/fake/you-name-it,but it's as genuine as they come and the whole set hasn't been in a collection before 1986!The strap was on it to add keeping the cover on in spite of the drawstring perhaps! I have never stripped the cover from the helmet because the drawstring is totally gone but given the state of the paint inside the helmet and the fact that the liner is original to it I presume that it's in very good nick! I'm attaching quite a few piccies (hope they're not too many!) in order to let you study all the details. It's surely nothing to write home about but I think it's a nice,untouched,interesting helmet nonetheless! Hope you'll like it Cheers Manu

Thanks gents

Beautiful helmet @Schwerpunkt! And a true tropical! And on my bucket list, is a Heer to go with my display. I am in the processes of restoring my DAK collection, with much help from @DAK D! I had sold everything off a few years ago at give away prices sadly.

Wow. what can you say,, what a great lid, truly super.

Manu, who cares about the semantics!? That's a killer lid....I'd be VERY tempted to gently remove that cover to see what's underneath but I fully realise your reluctance to disturb it's originality. and if you're ever thinking of passing it on, and it DOES have a nice decal, then please let me join the ever expanding queue........preferably at the front...

Are you really contemplating restoring this?? I,m not 100% sure but I dont think Duxford or Hendon have one of these in their collection, I,m not sure anyone has, Personally I,d be tempted to contact Duxford test the waters there, see if theres any interest in their restoring it, they will have the resources and possibly spare parts to do this, Be terrific to see it fly again

Is that a Mk X1X Spitfire, four or five blades, and can I have it for my back garden