M35 DD Heer - Q60 - Lot # 955 - Factory Made Reversible Splinter to White Camo Cover
Article about: I haven't posted a combat helmet in this section for a very long while, having been centered on civil and light weight pieces lately. I stumbled on to this one a few months ago, and just pic
M35 DD Heer - Q60 - Lot # 955 - Factory Made Reversible Splinter to White Camo Cover
I haven't posted a combat helmet in this section for a very long while, having been centered on civil and light weight pieces lately. I stumbled on to this one a few months ago, and just picked it up. It is a complete double decal M35 Heer, a pea head size Q 60, lot number 955, with the expected Big Foot adler and a sort of washed out, but not liberated, tri color . It has a 1940 dated strap and the reinforced aluminum banded liner has rounded chin strap bales. I bought it because of the camo cover - an unmarked but factory made splinter pattern cover reversible to white. The draw string is made of camo clothe, as Baer indicated was what was used. The cover fits the helmet like a glove and has considerable wear around the rim of the shell. I don't know if these components have been together since the War, but the way they fit I would not be surprised. Unfortunately, I have no provenance for the combo, but they go together well and make a great representative display. Hope you like it. Jim G.
That's stunning Jim, a great combat helmet and what a fantastic cover! The decals look huge on such a small lid, but it is simply fantastic all ends up. Thanks for showing it. Leon.
I don't want to take the cover off again as the wear on the rim makes it vulnerable to more tearing. I will pop a few shots off next to a 66 and a 68 for comparison, but with the cover on the 60. Jim G.
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