Kriegsmarine decals pose a bigger challenge to collectors as they are identical to their Heer counterparts. The only difference being the golden color as opposed to the silver Heer decals. …

There are only 2 accepted Kriegsmarine decal designs although arguably it could be 3 or 4. (the 2 other being variants of the ET decal). Due to the way the ET decals are printed they show a …

Factory produced M35, M40 and M42 have the same paint color as Heer/Polizei and Kriegsmarine helmets. The NS and SE/HKP factories did not produce SS helmets , if you find …

More on this fake here Fake Kriegsmarine decals Below you will find 4 examples of attempts at faking a Kriegsmarine decal. The deep gold color and sparkle of an original is impossible to …

I. Not all that glitters is gold ! The discussions on what is a Kriegsmarine decal and what is not are as old as the first collectors. Thanks to recent (21st century) findings we can already dismis…

Heer , SS , Kriegsmarine and Polizei helmets all have the same color of paint starting with smooth green on their M35’s to textured feldgrau on M40’s to M42’s. Smooth paint as found on factory …

May 26, 2022 · The attached link gives you access to a database of helmet lot numbers which I have started in 2006. The helmets in this list are all authentic WW2 helmets , I checked each …

Sep 30, 2021 · Also thanks to those who reached out to me privately with information. Also to my friend and co moderator of the German Helmet Vault Andrea who tipped me on the black …

Huber Jordan u. Koerner (aka Thin winged decal) – Factory and Re-issue decal Like the Pocher decal below , this decal has seen widespread use and can be found on many different …

Jun 7, 2025 · Especially with Kriegsmarine camo helmets I see there is a trend when a small paint speck over the decal is missing showing a hint of gold (more often it is toned) dealers call it a …