dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2013 Anybody on the forum get this one? http://www.collegehillarsenal.com/shop/product.php?productid=1336&cat=13&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted December 19, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 19, 2013 Share #3 Posted December 19, 2013 Whoa....that's a rare bird...like Paul Reijnders' one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 19, 2013 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2013 These things are nice and this one is in excellent condition but, they are still experimental's and never saw combat. Still it would be nice to have one. Now, if you want rare and combat used? Find me a photographers M-1(short list of "must have" helmets). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 19, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2013 These things are nice and this one is in excellent condition but, they are still experimental's and never saw combat. The vast majority of the completed Model 8s never even saw the outside of the Ford plant in Philadelphia until well after the war was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted December 19, 2013 These things are nice and this one is in excellent condition but, they are still experimental's and never saw combat. Still it would be nice to have one. Now, if you want rare and combat used? Find me a photographers M-1(short list of "must have" helmets). it kills me to say this but a photographers helmet from a female correspondent sold at the Denver show in Oct. for $800 just as I walked up to the table. A once in a lifetime opportunity missed by a few moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 19, 2013 Share #7 Posted December 19, 2013 it kills me to say this but a photographers helmet from a female correspondent sold at the Denver show in Oct. for $800 just as I walked up to the table. A once in a lifetime opportunity missed by a few moments. Arrrrggghhh!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryM3 Posted December 19, 2013 Share #8 Posted December 19, 2013 Did the Type 8 actually sell for $5000 ??? Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted December 19, 2013 I believe so, they seem to be all over the map these days. Over the past few years I have seen them from $800 to $6400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkash23686 Posted December 19, 2013 Share #10 Posted December 19, 2013 I'm usually not big on the experimental lids mostly because of the way they look, but this one is just too darn badass looking not to love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbinephalen Posted December 19, 2013 Share #11 Posted December 19, 2013 Very medieval looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted December 19, 2013 Well I have a 5, a 5a, and an 8 and I really do enjoy them. They are not for everybody but they are tough to find and always add stimulating conversation amongst collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 19, 2013 Share #13 Posted December 19, 2013 Museum quality Dwight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted December 19, 2013 Share #14 Posted December 19, 2013 I have seen a photo or video clip, I will try to find it, in a documentary, with one of these. I am positive it is this one, as it has the visor flipped up, and it is one man in a crowd of doughboys, I believe standing on a captured German emplacement or large gun, that part is foggy. I will find the screen shot and post it here. I think the documentary was the one about the last day of the war, not that that means the photo or clip was actually from then, but maybe folks can tell about the era of the shot from the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted December 19, 2013 I have seen a photo or video clip, I will try to find it, in a documentary, with one of these. I am positive it is this one, as it has the visor flipped up, and it is one man in a crowd of doughboys, I believe standing on a captured German emplacement or large gun, that part is foggy. I will find the screen shot and post it here. I think the documentary was the one about the last day of the war, not that that means the photo or clip was actually from then, but maybe folks can tell about the era of the shot from the picture. Man I would love to see that clip. Good luck in your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted December 19, 2013 Museum quality Dwight! Thanks Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted December 19, 2013 Share #17 Posted December 19, 2013 I might have told you wrong. I went through my old posts and found the one I was looking for. I saw a #8 a few years ago, and posted about it. In the same post, and around the same time, I had seen the footage, and apparently it was a medic in a great coat, and he is wearing the prototype that looks just like this one without a visor. If I am mixed up, that's the reason why. I will still find the clip and make sure, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted December 19, 2013 I might have told you wrong. I went through my old posts and found the one I was looking for. I saw a #8 a few years ago, and posted about it. In the same post, and around the same time, I had seen the footage, and apparently it was a medic in a great coat, and he is wearing the prototype that looks just like this one without a visor. If I am mixed up, that's the reason why. I will still find the clip and make sure, though. Thanks for the input and the time spent searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted December 21, 2013 Share #19 Posted December 21, 2013 OK, I know I have seen a visor-up helmet somewhere, because while I found the clip, I know I have seen a different shot and saw a visor UP. I'll keep looking. Here's the clip I was able to find, which shows what I think is a #5. Nothing about this picture reminds me of the one I am picturing, but I will continue looking. With everybody standing around and passing canteen cups, it seems plausible that it is armistice day, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share #20 Posted December 21, 2013 OK, I know I have seen a visor-up helmet somewhere, because while I found the clip, I know I have seen a different shot and saw a visor UP. I'll keep looking. Here's the clip I was able to find, which shows what I think is a #5. Nothing about this picture reminds me of the one I am picturing, but I will continue looking. With everybody standing around and passing canteen cups, it seems plausible that it is armistice day, perhaps. and a medic to boot, very cool pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 21, 2013 Share #21 Posted December 21, 2013 Looks rather Germanic! Stick your head above the parapet wearing that and you'd stand a good chance of attracting "friendly fire"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted December 21, 2013 Share #22 Posted December 21, 2013 He does indeed look a bit like a sanitäter with that helmet on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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