Ssh36 winter camo for your opinions

[3aStalina]

thank you

[Gunny Hartmann]

Interesting! was the chinstrap painted?...

[Aleksander P]

By construction this is a blockade helmet. Note the inside and the rivets.

[3aStalina]

the chinstrap doesn't look painted. i'm concerned with the white paint, is it period?

[Danmark]

Looks old enough to be.

[Gunny Hartmann]

Looks old enough to be.

I'll second that!..

[3aStalina]

you don't think the red/fresh rust is suspicious?

[Danmark]

Red rust could be from recent poor storage and not because the finish is recent.
The 'redness' is on the buckle and strap too. I'd say it got damp.

Regards, Dan

Yes its 2.30 in the morning here & I can't sleep. ....

[3aStalina]

thanks. i'm still concerned from seeing many German winters disqualified just for that kind of fresh rust... now get some sleep man

[Hoss]

Dimas would be ace on these he has a beautiful example I was checking on some months back, here is the thread:

Soviet M36 steelhelmet, early

For winter I thought Russians favoured their Ushanka?

Regards
Eric