Click on the banner to join the excellent German Helmet Walhalla forum where you can chat with hundreds of collectors from all over the world. See you there. MenuForum NavigationForumMembersActivityLoginRegisterForum breadcrumbs - You are here:German Helmet Vault - Tracking the Fakes and Q&A forumGerman WW2 Helmets: German Helmets : Questions & AnswersBack for more education.Post ReplyPost Reply: Back for more education. <blockquote><div class="quotetitle">Quote from <a class="profile-link highlight-default" href="#">akriener</a> on March 17, 2021, 3:48 am</div>In my opinion the newness of the felt and the leather itself is a dead giveaway. They really don't look like time weathered items at all. Granted my M42 liner looks fresh, but it still has some age. I have liners with the small reinforcement pieces on the back of the tongues/fingers. Here are some of mine. I have a digital copy of Baer's book that has had Optical Character Recognition applied so it is fully keyword searchable in Adobe Reader. Being he received all his royalties years ago I have no concerns sharing it privately with you.</blockquote><br> Upload Files:Add another file ...Maximum files: 10 · Maximum file size: 10 MB · Allowed file types: jpg,jpeg,gif,png,bmp,pdfCancel Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading…