M35 SS DD Parade helmet

[Ravenar]

I’ve been doing living history for over 30 years now but only recently got into WW2 living history in the last 8 years or so. Since then I’ve acquired a few Third Reich items. My latest is this M35 helmet I was hoping to get some other folks prospective on.

It’s a Model 1935 Produced by Quist of Esslingen.
I believe both the party shield and SS tunes are the Quist design. There is a dome stamp but it is mostly covered up with a personalized sticker named to: SS-Rottenfuhrer Paul Schloffel II./SS Artillerie, Regiment 2.
Size stamp is Q64, rear skirt stamp is 64, the underside of the leather lining is ink stamped
RZM 5/40 SS, leather chic strap also has SS stamped in it.

What research I’ve done on Paul Schloffel is:
He was promoted to SS-Unterscharfuhrer.
He was awarded Eisner Kreuz 1 (Iron Cross 1st class) on 6/12/1943.
Eisner Kreuz 2 (Iron Cross 2nd class)
Allgemeine Strumabzeichen (General Assault Badge)
Verwundetenabzeichen (Wound Badge - Black)

[TWS]

Did you buy this helmet as an original?

[Ravenar]

No, my Dad gave it to me a while back, not exactly sure where he got it from.

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi, well the decals certainly are of a Quist style but i am not liking them myself. The points to the runes appear much to sharp and uniform, the Quist decals i have seen all have points that vary in sharpness. It is also odd that an M35 has been fitted with a liner that has a perforated leather brow, and the chinstrap is not one i like either, to many SS stamps all over the helmet like it is trying to hard to convince. I am also not happy with the size and lot number stamps, especially as the lot number is no lot number at all really. Have to be honest, it looks like a chinese fake to me. Leon.

[Walkwolf]

Well no harm done if it was given to you. It's a fake.........

[Ravenar]

Well, that's a bummer. I was sure the lightweight aluminum shell was a parade helmet. Unfortunately there isn't much info out there about aluminum and lightweight helmets.
I did find that they were produced for private purchase of NCOs and Officers in the secondary market. I did notice that the lot# didn't match anything in the steel pot database, was hoping maybe to find info on lot#s for Quist constructed Aluminum lightweight shells. (some of what I found was on the site "www.german-helmets.com")

I agree it seems like someone was trying to hard with all the markings, but one can hope

thanks for the responses
Dave

[Schwerpunkt]

Looks like a post war shell someone mucked up.
Parade shells did not have the Q stamp or a dome stamp or a lot number.

[TWS]

No, my Dad gave it to me a while back, not exactly sure where he got it from.

Ah, good. I wanted to ask first before I told you that I think it's a total reproduction.

[MAP]

Welcome to the forum.

Our philosophy is that it is better to know the truth (good or bad)

Lucky you have no money into it. Each one of us has a similar story or a drawful of fakes BWRF (BWRF = Before War Relics Forum) Just part of the process

[Stevade]

Why has this M35 got a lip along the bottom edge ... just like a M42 ?