Barn Find M35 DD Luftwaffe

[Liamc93]

Hi all

This is my M35 DD Luftwaffe barn find that's almost a "Harvey Dent" helmet from Batman. One side is in very good condition, and the other side is rusty!

I can't be 100% sure, but it looks like the helmet was brought back from ww2 in very good condition and was simply stored in a bad place, most likely with water/humidity being exposed to the LW decal side and especially on the inside as the liner/strap suffered a lot.

Either way, it's still lovely. I can see from the scratches and marks that the paint underneath is still really lovely and blue, but I've decided to leave the "patina" and dirt there still as it's part of the helmet now. I'm sure if I was to clean it I'd see a lovely blue (at least on the tricolour side).

Thanks
Liam

[MAP]

Unfortunately many bring backs were consigned to musty basements and damp sheds resulting in examples like this.

But still nice