M35 Luftwaffe DD from Greece

**aghsmac1** · 10-08-2019, 07:03 PM

Please i would like your opinion, mainly for the decals. The Luft helmet is a SE64 with 1939 dated liner.
Also, at some points i can see under the luft color a green one (photos 3-6). Is that a reissue?
Thanks in advance, Aghs.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-08-2019 07:03 PM

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**Ullergaard** · 10-08-2019, 07:09 PM

Looks like someone used a steel brush on it!

**aghsmac1** · 10-08-2019, 07:19 PM

in hand you can not see scratches, but in a sunny photo with high resolution you see them.
Anyway that doesn't bother me, i ask more for the decals and the helmet color.
Aghs

**BlackCat1982** · 10-08-2019, 07:23 PM

Looks like the liner has been out at some stage as the split pins don't look right? The colour looks ok, but I agree it has been scrubbed hard by someone.

**Schwerpunkt** · 10-08-2019, 10:28 PM

Looks like someone scrubbed a paint off maybe that is the green the topic poster is referring to.
It is an original helmet but condition is poor.

**AndyM35** · 10-08-2019, 10:35 PM

Bit of a curious one. Could have possibly started life as a DD Apple Green Heer given the traces of original paint underneath which appears to be a shade of Apple Green.

**HoundsTooth** · 10-09-2019, 08:15 AM

I think the green paint is over the luft blue - the blue is inside the helmet as well so if it were originally green then it would have to be a full re-issue. Not sure they would then place 2 decals on to the helmet.
The scratches would bother me - but if you are happy with it that is all that matters.
Nick

**aghsmac1** · 10-09-2019, 09:35 AM

thank you for your comment, no doubt the scratches are a problem and a reason that propably I won't buy it, although a DD helmet is something I do not see everyday here in Greece. Asking price is 300 euro ($330).
Aghs

**AndyM35** · 10-09-2019, 11:26 PM

by HoundsTooth

I think the green paint is over the luft blue - the blue is inside the helmet as well so if it were originally green then it would have to be a full re-issue. Not sure they would then place 2 decals on to the helmet.
The scratches would bother me - but if you are happy with it that is all that matters.
Nick

I enlarged the photos a bit more and am still getting the impression of green paint under the blue near the rim and inside the dome. Unfortunately, I don’t seem to be able to post pics from my mobile. It’s hard as the images become grainy so probably an in hand would be more definitive. However, I am not sure if Heer lids were ever re-purposed for other branches? Does anyone know?

**HoundsTooth** · 10-10-2019, 07:28 AM

by AndyM35

I enlarged the photos a bit more and am still getting the impression of green paint under the blue near the rim and inside the dome. Unfortunately, I don’t seem to be able to post pics from my mobile. It’s hard as the images become grainy so probably an in hand would be more definitive. However, I am not sure if Heer lids were ever re-purposed for other branches? Does anyone know?

Andy - i think you are right, i was too hasty to assume the green was over the blue. On closer examination it definitely looks like it is underneath. This would suggest an early re-issue - with the liner out and a complete re-spray and x2 decals applied. Possibly the same reinforced liner was used?

I checked in Ken N's book and there are two examples of re-issues with x2 decals applied - one is Heer and one is Luftwaffe.

Interested what other people think on this.

Nick