Seller’s description - SELLER IS BASED IN LATVIA:

"WW2 GERMAN M42 COMBAT MEDICS HELMET GROUPING. HELMET IS WHITE CAMO WITH RED CROSSES OVER THE FIELDGRAU PAINT. HELMET IS COMLETE WITH LINER AND CHISTRAP, THEREFORE IT IS FULLY COMPLETE. THERE IS BATCH NUMBER “169*” AND MAKERS/SIZE MARK “NS62” ON THE BACK OF THE RIM. ALSO THERE ARE SOLDIERS INITIALS WRITTEN ON THE LINER “FRITZ MEHLER”. HELMET COMES WITH ORIGINAL OWNER PHOTO (GUY ON THE RIGHT) AND ARMBAND. RARE HARD TO FIND GROUPING COMES FROM A PRIVATE MUSEUM. THE LOOK OF THE GROUPING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS. SIZE OF THE HELMET IS 62/54. SIZE OF THE PHOTO IS 9,5 X 7 cm. ALL ITEMS SHOWS AGE. HELMET HAS APPROX 85% OF ORIGINAL CAMO PAINT. IT COULD BE A REALLY GREAT ADDITION TO ANY WORLD WAR2 COLLECTION.
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE PICTURES."

Hello guys. I have been watching this helmet for a while now. To be honest, I am quite surprised it has reached over $800 as it is obviously not original. With 4 hours remaining, it will most likely reach even higher. I think the reason it is fooling so many bidders is because they are distracted by the story. The seller claims this piece came out of a private museum, and it belonged to a medic named Fritz Mehler. He even has a picture of "Fritz" to prove it. The problem is that the helmet has a size 54 liner, and the man in the picture has a size 56+ head. This small detail is evidence that the helmet did not belong to the man pictured. Not to mention that the paint is completely fake and the wear/scuffs is artificial. I know we have all heard this a million times, but it needs to be repeated. DON’T BUY THE STORY

Here is the link for your dismay: WW2 GERMAN M42 NAMED COMBAT MEDIC HELMET + SANITAR`S ARMBAND + PHOTO GROUPING | eBay

Regards,
Corey