Barry Lyndon's Helmets
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Barry Lyndon's Helmets
What do people make of Barry Lyndon's M35 Helmets? I am interested as they seem very reasonably priced.
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I've seen a few different helmets for sale in the Far East, some look terrible (even from the photos on Ebay), and some seem okay.Der Spiess wrote:Be very carefull, Roy "leibstandarte" has one from HK and its awful in every way.....
PM him and he'll tell all.
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Are they all as bad as each other, or are some seller's helmets better than others?
KB
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He has a website too.
http://www.ww2militaria-kcs.com/
He has a website too.
http://www.ww2militaria-kcs.com/
I ordered two from Keith and both were nicely made, accurate in design and a chin strap included. Even had a nice makers edelweiss design inside the rim, not important but a nice finishing touch.
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As far as I can see (and I may well be wrong), the steel hats look as if they all come from the same factory and they are sold from China, America, Germany and wherever else the wholesaler wants to sell them from, I really would be surprised if there were several metalworks in the orient churning out helmets in what is still quite a small number for worldwide sales.AndreasC wrote:Which seller are you referring too? I think Keith and Barry only do M35's. Unless I have missed them on their sites.Jugendkrieger wrote:anyone seen those m42's ? they look really good..
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If its the M42's that I've seen on Ebay i think they are made in Pakistan and sold by an English firm on Ebay who sell a lot of armour and things. The only problem is they only seem to do them in one size. If its not these, can someone supply a link so we can have a look at them. As far as I know both Kieth and Barry only supply M35'3 or Para helmets.John Wilson wrote:As far as I can see (and I may well be wrong), the steel hats look as if they all come from the same factory and they are sold from China, America, Germany and wherever else the wholesaler wants to sell them from, I really would be surprised if there were several metalworks in the orient churning out helmets in what is still quite a small number for worldwide sales.AndreasC wrote:Which seller are you referring too? I think Keith and Barry only do M35's. Unless I have missed them on their sites.Jugendkrieger wrote:anyone seen those m42's ? they look really good..