Real Or Reproduction Helmet.........
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That's a possibility............ they rejoined in 1990 or so. Hmmmmmm
It's too well built to be in the junk category.
dre271
Dre
I have one as well, not a fake. Surplus stuff can look nice!
Walleyeco
Member
They fake anything that has any real value... I think it is a modern day police helmet..
Machodoc
Old Guy
I'm pretty sure that I saw those last year on a site that deals with surplus. It may even have been the on the website for Keep Shooting, in Waldorf, MD. Not sure. They weren't reproduction, but they weren't anything that I found exciting at the time, either. (But I don't collect helmets or uniforms.)
Chaunsey
Ultimate Member
ya these have been available all over for very cheap, east german surplus is all really cheap, i think of it like the spoils of war, we won the cold war, now we buy all their military stuff for pennies.
some years ago, my brother and i bought a pack of their service hats from sportsmansguide, simply because it was 40 of them for like $15, thats 40 hats for $15, how can you say no to that deal? lol.
i also got a bunch of military branch pins for like $10 they looks cool,
but ya, it would actually cost you a lot more to fake a german helmet than to buy one.
they're in such good condition simply cause they didnt see a lot of use and they're mostly not all that old.
some years ago, my brother and i bought a pack of their service hats from sportsmansguide, simply because it was 40 of them for like $15, thats 40 hats for $15, how can you say no to that deal? lol.
i also got a bunch of military branch pins for like $10 they looks cool,
but ya, it would actually cost you a lot more to fake a german helmet than to buy one.
they're in such good condition simply cause they didnt see a lot of use and they're mostly not all that old.
vgplayer
Ultimate Member
http://www.keepshooting.com/east-german-steel-helmet.html
Keep Shooting claims to be selling original East German Helmets for $20.
Keep Shooting claims to be selling original East German Helmets for $20.
dre271
Dre
After seeing that guy model the different helmets, I have to have another one!
ken792
Ultimate Member
Totally possible, since various retailers had them for $10 a few years ago.
psoyring
Ultimate Member
Eastern Block helmets have gone down in price significantly since the end of the cold war, just because there has been literally tons of them imported for the collector market, if you have a smaller head then you can get anything you want but if you have a larger head and want a certain type then you may have to order them from overseas, which can mean $20-$30 just in shipping charges.
KMK1862
Ultimate Member
Looks like an authentic GDR/DDR (East Germany) M56 helmet to me.
I put it on Ebay... one guy with a German name asked me a question or two.... There IS a really faint stamp. 1987 so it is what it is, I got next to nothing in so it will be a small win.
