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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I have a WW2 helmet & bayonet I'd like to sell. How do I find value? 56K beware.

Posted: 4/23/2008 4:49:48 PM EDT

I have a WW2 Luftwaffe helmet & an M1 Garand bayonet that I'd like to sell. Any suggestions on how I can figure out what they're worth?

Posted: 4/23/2008 4:50:27 PM EDT

[#1]

easy, you post a thread in the arfcom GD

Posted: 4/23/2008 4:51:11 PM EDT

[#2]

i bid $1

Posted: 4/23/2008 4:52:10 PM EDT

[#3]

Need detailed pics of the helmet. A genuine, unaltered Luftwaffe helmet could bring some long green.

Edit;

Back in 91, I sold a single decal M42 with original Normandy camo paint scheme, in excellent condition for $250.00. The buyer didn't hesitate so, it was probably worth a little more. I paid 15 bucks for it at a yard sale.

Posted: 4/23/2008 4:55:18 PM EDT

[#4]

pics would be a stellar start

Posted: 4/23/2008 4:56:02 PM EDT

[#5]

M1 long bayo in original excellent condition would bring good bucks too. Rare models in excellent condition, $3-$400

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:05:29 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
i bid $1

$2.00

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:11:04 PM EDT

[#7]

OK - here are the pics of the helmet (lots of bare metal, but no rust that I could see):

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:14:16 PM EDT

[#8]

The Garand bayonet:

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:15:29 PM EDT

[#9]

ww2germanhelmets.com/German-World-War-2-Helmets-Sold.html

Talk to these guys

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:16:36 PM EDT

[#10]

www.atthefront.com look on here at some prices

they remake stuff but usually know about the price of real stuff to

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:35:34 PM EDT

[#11]

bayonet is a cut down and it's been sharpened. maybe $60-100

The ones that were made at that length are worth more, an uncut 16" is really nice to have.

good luck on the sale

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:42:58 PM EDT

[#12]

"Luftschutz" is not Luftwaffe, but rather Luftschutzwarndienst (civil defense). It's a civilian helmet for use during air raids. Pretty common.

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:45:09 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
"Luftschutz" is not Luftwaffe, but rather Luftschutzwarndienst (civil defense). It's a civilian helmet for use during air raids. Pretty common.

Thanks for the clarification.

Posted: 4/23/2008 5:48:01 PM EDT

[#14]

meh, looks pretty cheap to me. Probably a knockoff. I'll give yah $0.50 cents for it to take it off your hands.

J/K. Looks pretty neat. I'd keep it if it were me.

Posted: 4/23/2008 6:03:51 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
meh, looks pretty cheap to me. Probably a knockoff. (snip)

It's original. They were pretty cheap/inferior to begin with. The good metal went to protect the soldiers' heads.

"Civilians? Bah- who cares? Let them eat rubble."

Posted: 4/23/2008 9:32:43 PM EDT

[#16]

I think I saw one of those helmets a few years ago for around $250 or so. I wouldn't take under $200 if I were you.

Posted: 4/23/2008 9:57:17 PM EDT

[#17]

That helmet deserves some research, it’s not the standard Luftschutz helmet, but appears to be a M1935 helmet put into Luftschutz service.

I currently do not have access to the pics of the Luftschutz helmet that I once had in my collection, but the standard Luftschutz helmet looked like this:

Posted: 4/24/2008 5:51:12 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
I think I saw one of those helmets a few years ago for around $250 or so. I wouldn't take under $200 if I were you.

Is it worth that much without a liner and chinstrap?

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