!Updated 02-27-10!

This is an original Waffen SS SD M42 helmet With COA By Kelly Hicks.  This helmet came with the other ss M42 I sold recently.  As you can see the decal is in great shape.  The liner leather is a little dry but intact has not been messed with.  The helmet maker and size is an EF 64 .  The batch number is 2478.  Don't miss out on this absolutely original and un-messed with SS SD M42 Helmet! Click on the picture below to see more images. $6800

Beautiful Summer white top Luftwaffe officers visor with bullion insignia. This is an opportunity to own a very rare visor by the most most desirable maker, Erel.  This piece is in very nice condition with light staining on the top which can clearly be seen in the pictures.  There is also a couple of small moth holes on the blue bottom.  The owner's name, Leutnant Goetz Bangert, along with his field post number under his name, is written on the sweat band.  I have not investigated who this person was and this would be a great research opportunity for the new owner.  Size 56.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  $2595

A nice Waffen SS Handschar Division maroon fez.  The over all condition is nice but is was stored in a flat box so I have it on one of my heads to restore the shape.  The vet that brought this back must have visited Dachau because there was some other Dachau made ss insignia in the grouping of stuff.  I will provide the name of the vet who brought this tab home to buyer.  Click on the picture below to see more images. $1150

A Very Nice WWII SS Winter Fur Hat.  This is an excellent war time SS fur hat with very nice zinc ss visor insignia set.  The inside is quilted and has the correct ink stamp.  I am fairly sure the SS eagle is a Assman and the SS Skull is a Deschler & Sohn.  This hat is being sold for the price of the insignia.  Click on the image to see large detail pictures. $2195

This M42 helmet came from the same estate as the M40 SD luft helmet above.  The shell is in good condition with some very cleanable rust.  It has a nice textured dark green finish.  Everything is in tact and un-messed with as found condition.  The shin strap is original and intact.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell $650

I just bought this M42 helmet with a grouping of items out of the woodwork.  The shell is in good condition but the liner has some damage.  It has a nice textured finish and everything is in tact and un-messed with as found condition.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell $400

Here is a nice WW II Japanese imperial army helmet.  I bought this Japanese T-90 helmet along with the Japanese canteen at a recent estate auction.  they were probably from the same solder so I am selling them together.  The helmet is missing the liner and the Imperial Japanese army canteen has a broken shoulder strap.  This helmet and canteen was probably taken from a dead solder because the Japanese did not surrender but fought to the death.  The helmet shell is marked with a star stamp and the kanji Dai which translated means "big".  A great addition to any headgear collection.  Click on the picture below to see more images. $495 ON HOLD!

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A very nice allgemeine SS EM NCO'S M34 overseas cap.  This Allgemeine SS VT (SS-Verfügungstruppe) overseas cap is in almost perfect condition.  It came with a large grouping of stuff I just bought from the son of the WWII vet who brought it home after the war.  I will provide his name to the buyer.  This M34 overseas cap has the classic silvered Skull button on the front and eagle on the side.  The inside has the date stamp in white VA 1938 with black oilcloth RZM SS tag.  These are getting hard to find in any condition!  Click on the picture below to see more images. $3800 SOLD!

A Waffen SS SD M42 helmet Shell With COA By Kelly Hicks.  The helmet is in very nice condition with and almost perfect SS decal.  The liner leather is missing but the liner band is still intact and has not been messed with.  Don't miss out on this absolutely original and un-messed with SS SD M42 Helmet! Click on the picture below to see more images. $3800 SOLD!

This is a salty but original WWII German heer tropical pith helmet.  These helmets are also known as 2nd model DAK helmets.  Priced to sell!  Click on the picture below to see more images.  $195 SOLD!

A very high quality private purchase lightweight M43 gebirgsjager Bergmutze with edelweiss on the side.  I just bought this great mountain troops M43 with a large grouping of stuff from the son of a WWII vet who brought it home.  I will provide the name of the vet to the new owner.  Click on the picture below to see more images. $1700 SOLD!

This is a great M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with original chin strap.  A very nice example of a mid-war Luftwaffe helmet.  The M40 shell is maker/size marked Q62 on the inside rim at wearers left.  The original grey-blue textured paint is in excellent condition. The eagle decal is about 90% intact.  The split-pins have not been messed with. The liner is size 55 and is in a very nice used condition with original string.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  $895 SOLD!

This is a neat M35 single decal Luftwaffe helmet in relic condition.  The shell is in nice condition with all the spanners and the liner ring with felt.  This is a great displayable helmet.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  $395 SOLD!

A nice named WWII Luftwaffe signal's EM/NCO visor cap.  The condition of the outside is very nice with only light moth nips mostly on the piping.  The interior is nice with the exception of the sweatband.  In the sweat shield the name of the owner (Uffz Stier) is typed on a piece of paper.  I have not done any researched the name of the owner.  The hat is size 60 of and is made by Franz Ritter.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell $475 SOLD!

A Nice WWII German municipal police Officers Tschako (Shako) Complete With Horse Hair Plume.  You just don't find police shako complete and in this condition every day so I was very happy when it was offered to me I was happy to buy it.  The last one of these I had sold in a day!  Click on the image to see large detail pictures. $1895 SOLD!

I recently bought this WWI Imperial Prussian pickelhaube from the grandson of the vet who brought it home.  I also bought is grandfathers Doughboy helmet and his fathers WWII leather flight jacket.  It is in nice solid condition only needing the chin strap and two kokardes and the top spike.  It size 58 and has another ink stamp which I can not read on the inside.  There is also some marking on the rear visor.  I will provide the WWI US Vets Name to the new owner.  Click on the picture below to see more images. $395 SOLD!

Fresh from a local vets estate is this great M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with original chin strap.  A very nice example of a early-mid war Luftwaffe helmet.  The M40 shell is marked Q64 on the inside rim.  The original grey-blue textured paint is in excellent condition.  The eagle decal is about 95% intact.  The split-pins have not been messed with.  I accidentally broke the chinstrap while trying to unbuckle it and I just feel sick about it.  The chin strap is dated 1942 and the liner has the original string.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

This is a great WWII issued M1917 A1 helmet.  This helmet was bought from a picker who got it directly from the WWII Marine Vet.  I am trying to get the the vets name from the picker.  The top pin is missing so the liner is not attached by the shell.  The early first pattern chin strap is intact.  There is a white cross painted on the front which is WWII period done but I am not sure what it means.  This helmet was the forerunner to the M1 helmets and was worn by the US Marines in the Pacific theater.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  $250 SOLD!

This is very nice un-messed with WWII German M42 helmet.  This helmet was a part of a large grouping I personally bought directly out of the woodwork.  The dome stamp is clear and visible on the inside of the helmet.  The liner is dated 1943 and the chin strap is intact and full length.  Click on the picture below to see more images. $695 SOLD!

A beautiful RZM extra quality Allgemeine SS Officers visor that was period upgraded from an Allgemeine SS EM visor.  This hat was brought back by a member of the 101st airborne, 506th E company.   It was most likely a SS medical Standartenoberjunker visor.  There is no mothing on the top and every thing about the hat is text book. the visor even still retains its nice saddle shape.  The visor bill has a few stitches that have broke loose on the ends and the orange padding is dried and falling apart a little bit.  These Allgemeine SS visors are getting very hard to find and in this condition almost impossible.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Just in is this nice salty Luftwaffe signal's EM/NCO visor cap.  The condition is salty with a been there look it has some moth nips and is missing the eagle.  This hat is made by Leonhard Paulig and is a size 58.  The hat is regiment marked under the sweatband and is dated 1939.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell $365 SOLD!

Here is the other nice Luftwaffe NCO flight visor.  The condition is very salty but very nice.  It has a beautiful saddle shape and excellent insignia with the early drop tail eagle.  This hat is quality maker and is a nice large size (57 1/2).  The visor is also dated 1936.  An early visor priced to sell. Click on the picture below to see more images.  $325 SOLD!

A mint Luftwaffe leather winter flight helmet.  This helmet came in a grouping with the m42 helmet above  This helmet is a winter flight helmet  The tag on the inside says LKpW101.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell $225 SOLD!

This is a nice WWI German steel helmet.  The shell is great condition with no dents.  Some of the original liner is intact and the shell has the name and address of the vet who brought the helmet home written in pencil inside.  There is also another faint name written inside which might be the German owners name.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell $300  SOLD!

This helmet is fresh out of the woodwork.  I bought is from the wife of the WWII vet who brought it home from the war with a bunch of other souvenirs.  It is a very nice rough texture M35 Normandy camo helmet.  I will provide the vets name to the buyer. I have many pictures. This is an un-messed with helmet that has never been in a collection!  Click on the picture below to see more images.  $2200 SOLD!

Here is another nice Single Decal M42 helmet.  This was a direct Vets estate purchase and this lid has never been in a collection.  The shell is marked NS64 and has a batch number of 1854.  The helmet also has the name of the owner painted on the back (Rlage).  The split pins are a loose but this lid is fresh out of the woodwork and has never been messed with in any way.  Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

I am very proud to be able to offer possibly the best M35 double decal army helmet available in the world today.  The shell is stamped ET66 and 3606.  This helmet is   un-issued and as you can see it looks as if there was never a chin strap attached.  It has the early style un-reinforced liner and is dated 1937.  There is not much to say other then this helmet is for the collector who wants the best.  I have many pictures so please be patient Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

I just picked this great cap up today along with some medals and insignia from the nephew of the WWII vet who brought it home from the war.  It is a mint WWII German Luftwaffe enlisted/NCO M43 field cap (Luftwaffe Einheitfeldmütze M43).  This cap is wool outside with one piece trap insignia and lined with 44 date and 57 size stamp on the inside.  This cap would be impossible to upgrade.  Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

I just got this mint Rural Police Tschako in with 3 other minty visors.  IT is made by Erel and it in stunning condition.  The quality this officers grade shako is amazing  This hat could be the center piece of any WWII hat collection!  Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

This RLB visor along with the police shako and infantry visor came from a very advanced collector.  It is probably made by Peküro and is an absolutely top quality and condition visor.  A very rare and minty visor! Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

This helmet was brought back by a 101st airborne 501st PIR Vet.  It is a nice single decal M40 Army helmet.  The exterior is very nice with most of the decal and paint are still present on the out side of the shell.  The inside is rough and I think it might have been a death cut helmet.  I will provide the vets name to the buyer.  He was a well known personality during the war.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Fresh out of the woodwork from the son of a vet is this Very Rare M40 Single Decal RAD helmet.  What makes this helmet even more interesting is that under the RAD decal you can see part of a Kriegsmarine decal which looks to be mostly intact under the RAD shield.  Helmets only last on my site a couple of days and this rare lid will surely will sell fast so don't miss out!  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

I just bought this helmet and another M42 from my most gifted pickers.  He was at a house sale and asked the guy if he had any WWII stuff.  Turns out he was a vet and brought my buddy in to his basement where he pulled out 2 German M42 helmets.  This helmet is in great shape and is complete with chin strap.  The dome stamp is clear and visible on the inside of the helmet.  The helmet was made by NS and is a size 66.  It is also stamped D155.  M42 Helmets made by Vereinigte Deutsche Niketwerke are quite rare.  One of the liner rivets were replace buy the vet at some point with on he made but would be easy replaced.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

WWII imperial Japanese officers winter fur hat.  This hat is in excellent condition.  The interesting thing about this hat it I have never seen one with a bullion officers star on it.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Fresh out of the woodwork is this Gladiator style Luftschuts helmet.  It is in nice condition and priced to sell!  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

I just traded another helmet to get this one back!  A nice M35 single decal army helmet.  This helmet is an nice reissue helmet.  The liner has been replaces sometime before I bought it.  This helmet will make a nice display and its reasonably priced.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

This is the other M42 my picker brought from the vet who brought it home from the war.  This German M42 Helmet is marked NS60 D439.  This shell also has a clear dome stamp.  The chin strap is broken and is missing the buckle.  The liner has the German solders name written on it (Martr. Beckmann).  The shell retains most of its finish with the exception of a circle on the top of the shell which is worn off. Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Fresh out of the woodwork is this nice WWI Imperial Prussian pickelhaube.  I just bought this along with the other spike helmet shell from the family of the vet who brought them home.  It is in good solid condition only needing the chin strap and two kokardes.  It is nicely marked and dated 1918 on the inside back visor.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

This is the other helmet I bought with the Prussian pickelhaube above.  I just bought these from the family of the WWI vet who brought them home.  It is just the shell and spike and is a great restoration project.  this one is dated 1912 on the inside back visor and has some other stamps visible.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Very nice WWII US marine M-1 helmet with fixed bail and front seam.  This helmet is one of the nicest WWII helmets I have ever seen.  I bought this M1 helmet directly from the vet, he served in the pacific during WWII.  The helmet has the numbers 341 in the front of the helmet and the liner.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

WW II Japanese imperial army helmet.  This is a complete WWII Japanese M1932 Steel Helmet.  It has  the liner and chin cord intact.  This was a recent vet purchase.  SOLD!

Well my customer needed to raise some funds so I bought this nice helmet back.  It was fresh out of the woodwork, a nice salty combat M42 single decal army helmet.  The liner has the name Straeter written in it.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell SOLD!

A very nice Double Decal WWII German Auxiliary Police Helmet.  This helmet is complete with chin strap and liner.  This helmet was part of a grouping I just bought from a WWII vet who was a medic.  This helmet was most likely un-issued because he liberated all the other items from shops.  Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

Fire damaged WW II Japanese imperial army helmet.  I bought this Japanese T-90 helmet along with the Fallschirmjäger helmet shell that I sold a couple of weeks ago.  It appears to be camouflaged and  fire damaged?  If this helmet could talk!  It is missing the liner.  This helmet has the look that screams I was there.  A great addition to any headgear collection.  Click on the picture below to see more images. SOLD!

Very rare named apple green M35 combat police double decal helmet.  The helmet is marked Q64 and 2925.  The name written on the back inside is Hagedorn.  My Friend Bob Icbal from collectortocollectormilitaria commented that this was a great helmet.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Here is a rare opportunity to own an absolutely original mint un-issued WWII Fallschirmjäger helmet shell.  This German WW2 luftwaffe paratrooper shell is in almost 100% condition.  The decal is perfect and the size of the shell is a whopping 71.  I doubt this shell ever had a liner in it.  All the original spanner bolts are also present.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Here is a very nice WWII German M40 winter camo army helmet.  It was an indirect vet in purchase out of Wisconsin.  It is getting very had to find an original un-messed with helmets like this.  The color is a worn grayish white with the original green underneath that just speaks to you.  probably worn in the battle of the bulge.  The chinstrap is even original to the lid.  It is marked and dated 1942.  This lid will sell fast so don't miss out!  Click on the picture below to see more images.  SOLD!

Salty M35 Luftwaffa double decal helmet.  This is a nice large sized shell the liner has seen better days though.  Its a nice honest Luft DD Helmet.  Click on the picture below to see more images.  Priced to sell SOLD!

Here is the other nice Luftwaffa NCO flight hat.  The condition is excellent with the exception of a tinny snag or moth nip on the front of the top which is barley noticeable.  This hat is made by Robert Lubstein Berlin and is the nice large size 58.  The hat is also dated 1937 with the early drop tail eagle.  Priced to sell SOLD! Click on the picture below to see more images.

2nd pattern Allgemeine SS overseas hat.  This is one of the rarest SS overseas hats around because they were in wear for less then a year before the SS went to the cloth Scull.  These cap are often mistaken for panzer caps.  It is in minty condition and has a beautiful SS oil cloth RZM tage on the inside.  This is an absolutely genuine and rare SS cap.  SOLD! Click on the picture below to see more images.

Beautiful Summer wait Luftwaffe officers visor with bullion insignia. This is an opportunity to own a very rare visor by the most most desirable maker Erel.  This piece is in very nice condition with only light staining and one spot of minor ware on the top which can clearly be seen in the pictures.  This cap is both dated 5 16 38 and has a name Born written on the sweet band.  I have not investigated who this person was and is a great research opportunity for the new owner.  Size 58 1/2.  SOLD! Click on the picture below to see more images.

A very nice Luftwaffe NCO flight hat.  This hat is in excellent condition made by Wagner and dated 1936.  This hat would be very hard to upgrade and has not been messed with in any way.  This piece came with the other hat  below in a vets grouping that walked in to the OVMS show.  Reasonably prices at SOLD! Click on the picture below to see more images.