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04-15-2011 05:05 AM
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Re: Luftwaffe M35 DD - SE64 Lotnr 4284
100% RIGHT, a very representative DD L/W. Nice. Jim G.
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Re: Luftwaffe M35 DD - SE64 Lotnr 4284
Now I have a story about this lid from today- Pissed me off enough to post it here.
Recently in Perth we had a new military antique store open up, and I went in to pick up a WW1 butcher bayonet up from a friend from the store on Monday, as he is friends with the owner. Anyways the store had a fair few helmets and we got talking about them, when he goes out the back to show me his jewel, a DD M35 NS Lufty lid. Straight away the colour was off and the decals looked as if they has been sanded and cleaned with an acetone or something, plus a few hallmarks of fake decals, the biggest being the white outline around the bird. I said I didn't like it and explained and it didn't go down well.
Fast forward to today, I go in with 2 lids to show from my collection, one being this one. He proceeds to tell me that I have a complete fake lid and I should be getting my money back! I know the liner is mounted wrong but the decals! I had to bite my tongue, but made him aware the lot number matches a DD M35 Lufty.
He then takes me to a cabinet with a , what he says is, a kreigsmarine helmet. Its an M40 (didnt get maker or lotnr) thats the right colour on the inside and a brushed blue on the outside, much the same as luft blue. Has a painted around decal, looks toned heer to me, and a fake mind you. To top it off it has a oak leaf badge a fixed near the vent hole above the eagle. It was also a DD, with a tri colour, again heavily worn on the other side. I believe its wrong but anyone heard of a helmet like this one?
Sorry for the long winded explanation but it got under my skin and I needed to vent. I believe the decals on the helmet above to be good. Do you guys agree?
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Re: Luftwaffe M35 DD - SE64 Lotnr 4284
Paint and decals are fine . A correct liner, just not original to the piece, replaced without washers as you mentioned in the original post. I think the shop owner just has a few sour grapes as he couldn't take advantage of you. Just to put you completely at ease I just checked a data base, and this lot number is listed - also a double decal luft with second pattern bird, so you can be 1000% sure that the shell is 100% right. Jim G.
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