>>63817182 (OP)I would recommend getting into German army, luftwaffe helmets even before trying to get into SS helmet collecting like
>>63817208is saying at least for German militaria for every real there is at least 200 fakes, you should look into Ludwig baer's book on WW2 herman helmet's and Ken's ( although his book is very expensive to purchase). I saw from a quick search it's a good book but only 96 pages and doesn't have much picture's (b&w too) but does show real helmets. Stay away from ebay unless you have enough knowledge and check militaria dealers on their selection, but also be wary of them too.