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GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN A WW2 GERMAN HELMET WAS JUST A WW2 GERMAN HELMET.....HOW TO TELL AT A GLANCE THE DIFFERENCE TWEEN GENUINE M35 M40 AND M42 WW2 GERMAN STEEL HELMETS ...DOES NOT COVER OTHER COUNTRIES POSTWAR LOOKEYLIKEYS OR REPLICA E BAY CHINESE REENACTOR TYPES....ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE,BASICALLY ITS THIS............AN M35 HAS A TURNED OVER EDGE WITH A SEPERATE VENT GROMMET....AN M40 HAS A TURNED OVER EDGE AND A GROMMET STAMPED AS PART OF THE SHELL.....AN M42 HAS A FLARED OUT UN TURNED EDGE AND A GROMMET STAMPED AS PART OF THE SHELL......AND THATS ALL THERE IS TO IT. REGARDING THE DECALS, ALL GENUINE WW2 DECALS ARE MADE WITH A SILVER COLOUR BACKING UPON WHICH THE ACTUAL DECAL BE IT ARMY,NAVY,LUFTWAFFE ,ARE PRINTED, AS THE TOP COLOURS OF THE DECAL WEAR IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE TRACES OF THE SILVER UNDERNEATH...THIS IS COMMON...REPRO DECALS DO NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE AS REPRO DECALS ARE ESSENTIALLY WATERSLIDE TRANSFERS LIKE ONE WOULD APPLY TO A MODEL AIRCRAFT........ ITS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THESE DETAILS AS CURRENTLY AS THIS VIDEO GETS POSTED, IN THE UK THE M35 IS A SCARCE HELMET WHICH CAN COMMAND DEPENDING ON CONDITION,DECAL ETC UP TO £1,000 PLUS....AN M40 IS £400 PLUS AND AN M42 IS £500 PLUS DEPENDING ON CONDITION,PAINT DECAL ETC..AND PRICES ARE HOLDING STEADY AND ARE NOT DECREASING, I HAVE SEEN VARIOUS NON RELIC SHELLS WITH VARIOUS DECALS BRING UP TO £1,000 A TIME ON E BAY...WHEREAS A CHINESE E BAY REPRO IS AROUND £40
