M35/M40, Mediterranean/DAK??

[Shadwellarmy]

Hi guys,

Found this one with a private seller, its most likely already sold, but Im just curious if this is the real deal. Sorry but I only got these photos. Opinions are most welcome.

[Jerry B]

Hard to say from such crappy pics, but being camoed underneath is not typical for these. Probably good that you did not buy it.

[Shadwellarmy]

Thanks Jerry. I would never buy a German lid before posting here anyway

[Danmark]

painted dome is indicative of a liner removal ( which is back-to-front BTW ) so I give it the thumbs down ......

[KradSpam]

not for me.

[davejb]

Dont like the look of it, especially with that liner having been removed for repainting

[Shadwellarmy]

A fellow collector suggest that it could have been painted and used by the Norwegian army post war, although it doesnt look like a "red dye" Norwegian liner".

Edit. Seller is located in Norway

[Panzersaurus]

This is a factory painted M35. If I remember correctly there were a whole bunch of these found in Prague a few years ago. I don't think anyone knows mich about these. They might be wartime, or they could be a postwar order. There is a general consensus that they are unissued.

[Jerry B]

This is a factory painted M35. If I remember correctly there were a whole bunch of these found in Prague a few years ago. I don't think anyone knows mich about these. They might be wartime, or they could be a postwar order. There is a general consensus that they are unissued.

They are said to have been repainted for the Egyptian army, but no proof has ever been forthcoming that I am aware of.

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

They are said to have been repainted for the Egyptian army, but no proof has ever been forthcoming that I am aware of.

That's exactly what I am thinking, this is one of those post war "Egyptian" repaints, most certainly not a period DAK with the inner surface also repainted. Leon.