Former Double Decal M35 - Combat Overpaint - Named

**helmet2id** · 12-24-2017, 06:36 PM

Here is another combat vet, a former double decal helmet (of what branch who knows) to which a coat of rough grey paint was brush applied in the field for camouflage purposes. You can make out the silhouette of the decal on the left, which clearly is not a Luft Adler, but I can't determine what is under the paint, and I can't make out anything on the right. Maybe it was scraped before the over paint. Anyway, it is a Q64, lot # 742, with an unreinforced aluminum banded liner with stained but supple leather and a complete but broken chin strap, named to Heer Bocker. Nothing exotic, just a solid combat used piece that to me screams "been there!" Hope you like it. Jim G.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-24-2017 06:36 PM

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**M38** · 12-24-2017, 08:55 PM

Very nice Jim. I am a big fan of M35 reissues and repaints, especially the ones with the early liner left in place. Congrats!

Cheers,
Terry

**HoundsTooth** · 12-24-2017, 10:04 PM

I agree with Terry about reissues - there's something down and dirty about them. Like you say 'been there done that'. Presumably quite an early M35 if with unreinforced aluminium liner?
Nick