Manu Della Valle Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I didn’t even remember having this Heer SD M40 and I’ve unearthed it this morning inside a box in the back of one of my garages while getting rid of old bike parts and empty cans.It was sitting on a shelf at a guy’s workshop when I found it many years ago .His father found this helmet in the 60s when he went to see an old car to restore and stuff in sheds was still plentiful. Before putting it away I cleaned it from decades of caked greasy dust and soot only to discover that the paint was like when the helmet was still in use,including the chipping on the dome with the exposed metal devoid of any oxidations.The only issue were a few dozens of very small flecks of blue and red paints and a two major drippings the size of 2€ coins right over the rear rivet and a similar one on the right temple,which I partly and very carefully cleaned with the help of a few q-tips a tin of organic thinner and scraping the small dots with the very tip of a surgical blade,leaving the smaller ones with the intention of cleaning them later,but they are still there and could be VERY EASILY scraped off with the tip of a cutter blade.Thank God it wasn’t thinned paint but IMO it was the thick goo sometimes found under the lids or on the bottom of the cans.I haven’t hit the paint with the thinner around the rivets to avoid the risk of having runs inside the shell!😰 The chinstrap is RBNr’d with a steel buckle and it’s original to the helmet.It was tucked inside so luckily no paint to speak of on this one. The lining is complete but the tip of one of the“fingers” is broken and the black ink oval dome stamp is still visible. The rivets are original to the helmet,of course.One has lost its paint to show the zinc finish while the others still have the original paint on them. As luck would have had it no paint drippings damaged the nice decal if not for a couple of nearly invisible micro-flecks that I’ve obviously left alone since they’re virtually unnoticeable. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 And a dam nice old combat veteran it is Manny It has just the right amount of wear to make it interesting speak's of heavy use in the field and or theatre of operations..As to the rest of the paint it is hardly noticeable and I would leave it be as it does not distract from this helmet IMHO.. Regards Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Superb Item Manu, Where do you find them? Best Wishes...Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hi Ian, as I’ve written in the description I found it many years ago in a workshop when I went to see a car. Cheers🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Oh yes, a nice been there and through it Helmet, there,s a reasonable decal, good wear and tear, and its a really honest lid. Nice to find one in a Shed, then to find it again in your shed!!!!!!HA HA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 23/09/2018 at 20:27, Davejb said: Oh yes, a nice been there and through it Helmet, there,s a reasonable decal, good wear and tear, and its a really honest lid. Nice to find one in a Shed, then to find it again in your shed!!!!!!HA HA Yes Dave,it’s an “out of woodwork” helmet coming out of the woodwork 😅 Having been covered with a layer of greasy stuff for such a long time both the decal and the bare metal have been preserved and the steel has a very peculiar “bonderised/parkerised” look to it.I don’t have many helmets but all of them make me sleep nice and tight,including the few camos! Chees Manu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 You Lucky B, lovely lid though! Must have a rummage around in my shed....I wont be that lucky! Best to you...Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hi Ian, I’m happy to have unearthed this lid because I had really forgot about it.I’ve got boxes full of stored stuff and each has the contents written on it but I must had put it inside one at the very last moment or as an afterthought!🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 It's a Great Helmet Manu, Keep looking in your shed, get those boxes open and show us all on MCN.....We all Think they are great. I am sure you will find more super items to show us! Many Thanks....IanB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, Desert Rat said: It's a Great Helmet Manu, Keep looking in your shed, get those boxes open and show us all on MCN.....We all Think they are great. I am sure you will find more super items to show us! Many Thanks....IanB Thank you so much for your kind words and for appreciating my items,Ian.It will be a pleasure to share them with you ad the rest of the lot. Cheers Manu Edited September 27, 2018 by Manu Della Valle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Great Manu, Look forward to seeing more and more....Brilliant! Best to you....Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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