Hello everyone,so here's another of my camo helmets,it's been in the family since the 50s.My dad got it from a kid at his school which is where he got the bulk of the collection.Tried my best to take good photos but the light wasn't great and I used my phone to do it but anyways here it is.I wonder what happened to Becker?
Km camo helmet
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Bigdibbs88
"Ach du lieber!"
Really nice helmet.....I like it. Be prepared for cries of "fake!" with comments of "paint not dead enough, even wear around the rim, and liner does not show necessary use that every camo should show" 
mauser99
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Really nice helmet.....I like it. Be prepared for comments of "paint not dead enough, even wear around the rim, and liner does not show necessary use that every camo should show"
also, not a RAL color..
Haha good point. Really nice camo!
mauser99
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here is a great tool to use to compare ET to CAP decals.
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The decal on the Camo it not ET as it does not have the '' dot '' in the foot
I stick to my opinion and that is the decal is a POCHER.
regards Frank
mauser99
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there is an EF variant on m40's that resemble ET's in pattern but don't share all the features. The decal isn't a CAP.
Here is the difference between an EF and ET decal. I have saved photos of the best examples I could find for study.
EF on the left ET on the right.
Here is the difference between an EF and ET decal. I have saved photos of the best examples I could find for study.
EF on the left ET on the right.
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Thanks for all of your comments guys,I do believe in wear patterns,good colours etc etc but I think you have to also account for how much a helmet was used,where it was used,possibly how long it was used and finally what happened to it after the war as in was it stored well,stored poorly,used as a kids play thing etc etc.I think a lot of what is said by both sides of the fence is right.Add in the humpers to the mix and it creates a nightmare!I always thought it was navy with the eagle being so golden.
mauser99
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As far as KM decals are concerned there are 3 variants that show up on M40 and m42 helmets. The two different versions of the ET pattern.
Black bordered and grey. Then the thin wing HJ&K. That's it.. Either can find their way onto an EF shell though.
Left to right.. Grey bordered ET. Middle HJ&k thin wing variant, right black bordered ET at angle showing ridge.
The KM decal has more to do than just the color. Its the construction as well. Once you know what to look for it's easy.
Black bordered and grey. Then the thin wing HJ&K. That's it.. Either can find their way onto an EF shell though.
Left to right.. Grey bordered ET. Middle HJ&k thin wing variant, right black bordered ET at angle showing ridge.
The KM decal has more to do than just the color. Its the construction as well. Once you know what to look for it's easy.
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Mauser99
This is great,thankyou. Is it from a book?I've never known how to tell different decal manufacturers.
M45
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Really nice helmet.....I like it. Be prepared for cries of "fake!" with comments of "paint not dead enough, even wear around the rim, and liner does not show necessary use that every camo should show"
Excellent camo utilizing the factory finish! You won't hear any cries of "fake!" from me. Look at that crown patina, the rivet wear! This thing has been around the block! Non-RAL paint ? Oh-my !
EF M40s are currently found with 3 types of Heer decals; the ET, the HJ&K, and what I call the EF/Pocher (a Pocher Heer decal on an EF helmet).
I do believe this to be the EF Pocher Heer and not KM. That right-most talon is a dead-on match with the photo of a Pocher Heer in Ken N.'s book p.331.
EF M40 KM helmets are found with 3 types of KM decals: the ET-KM, and the EF-KM both thick and thin wing varieties (Ken N. pp.349-350).
As I understand it, the Pocher factory did not produce a KM decal, so any purported KM decal with Pocher features is a toned Heer.
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