SS Single Decal M35? M40?

[wpheaton]

Hello Friends,

I have come across this helmet and look to all of you for guidance. I have no idea if legit or not. Please give me your honest feedback and guidance.

Sorry that the decals are rotated, they are not in my file. I do not know how to rotate them here. I know it is a pain to look at rotated pictures. Any one help?

Thanks,

William

[real steel]

Looks to be a Q M40 with repro decal.

Must have looked at this helmet 50 times. Don't know if it is the shadow from the pic...but the vents almost look like M35. Of course Q M40 were known for their oversized "Doughnut vents"...but this one does not look like that.

The DNXXX is a batch# for Q M40s'...so it must be. Just sort of odd looking from your pics

[Blackdog]

Hi, the exterior paint lacks age/patina to me. I don't like the design of the decal, I think its trying to be a Quist - fail, and the liner looks suspiciously oiled to give it some age from that poor pic.

[wpheaton]

Thank you Real Steel & Blackdog for your replies. Greatly appreciated.

William

[wpheaton]

Looks to be a Q M40 with repro decal.

Must have looked at this helmet 50 times. Don't know if it is the shadow from the pic...but the vents almost look like M35. Of course Q M40 were known for their oversized "Doughnut vents"...but this one does not look like that.

The DNXXX is a batch# for Q M40s'...so it must be. Just sort of odd looking from your pics

I thought the vent holes looked like M35 also that is why I questioned it.

[real steel]

Why don't you just lift the liner a little & either run your finger over the vent hole or see if it is an insert as an M35 would have ?

[wpheaton]

Why don't you just lift the liner a little & either run your finger over the vent hole or see if it is an insert as an M35 would have ?

I do not have the helmet. I saw it for sale and have seen too many fake SS helmet so I posted here first. You answered my question. I had my doubts.

Thanks,

William

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

As the fella's have already stated, this one is not sporting an original decal and I to am not keen on the exterior paint from these images. Leon.

[wpheaton]

Thanks to all of you for your expert help and advice. To me it all looks good until you point out the problems which become very obvious. I love the learning from you.

William

[Schwerpunkt]

As already stated not a good one and an M40 although I suspect even the shell is post war.