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07-11-2012 03:30 PM
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Re: M35 or M40 Stahlhelm?
Hi Didier. It looks like a reissued M35. That is, an M35 that was refurbished at a depot, repainted to later war specs of textured paint, no decals and a new liner if needed. From the inside and exposed base layer of paint on the left side, this one may have been a Luftwaffe helmet.
Hope this helps,
Andy
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Re: M35 or M40 Stahlhelm?
Wow, thanks a lot, Andy! I did not expect such a complete analysis of my helmet. I always thought there were the traces of a decal on the left hand side, though, because the remaining green paint seems to be in the shape of the typical German helmet decals.
Cheers,
Didier
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Re: M35 or M40 Stahlhelm?
That decal outline does appear to be Heer to my eyes.
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Re: M35 or M40 Stahlhelm?
Which seems to confirm Andy's theory, then...
On second thought (and after having had a look at my documentation), this does not look anything like the outline of a Luftwaffe eagle!
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Re: M35 or M40 Stahlhelm?
You were absolutely right about the liner : I checked and saw the date 1941 on the liner band, so the liner must indeed have been replaced, as this is a M35 helmet
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