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Posted by: peter_suciu January 30, 2004 07:37 am |
Did the Romanian army repaint their helmets this color during WWII? It is clear the helmet has been repainted but does anyone know of this color being used?
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Posted by: drillsgt February 07, 2004 10:11 pm |
Congrats on the helmet. They are scarce. I looked for quite a while before getting one. Yes, green is the correct color, although I have seen later issue ( after the fall of the Netherlands) that did not have the crest and were almost black. Garry Owen! |
Posted by: peter_suciu February 09, 2004 09:42 pm |
Actually I returned the helmet. The badge was not real. It wasn't even metal. It was resin or Bakelite. Too bad. My search will have to continue! :x
At this point I'd consider trading almost any of my German helmets for a real one! |
Posted by: drillsgt February 09, 2004 11:06 pm |
Peter, I'm sorry to hear that. Do you think that it was a Dutch helmet that was being passed off as Romanian, since Dutch helmets are green as well ? Garry Owen! |
Posted by: peter_suciu February 10, 2004 05:06 pm |
It is very possible it was just a Dutch helmet. But it looked like it was period repainted green, now I'm not sure which period! ![]() But seriously it was repainted and the badge was glued on. The thing is from the photos it looked perfect but the badge cracked in the mail and that was a giveaway. I think I'll have to be very careful because if someone could have made a resin or Bakelite badge than it is likely that they can make a fake metal badge. |