Luftwaffe Camo M35

**Schwerpunkt** · 02-03-2019, 12:09 PM

Some lovely used camo's coming on the market here lately.
Went to our monthly fair and I could not let this one slide.
Early Q 64 with drooptail adler and tricolor still buried under the paint.

The guy I bought it from has a knack for finding fantastic stuff , this helmet came out from a private seller in the South of Belgian near the French border.

It's dirty and complete , just like I like them. Rahm & Kampmann chinstrap. LBA marked.

The question is now what kind of camo it , is I bought it as sud front but a friend of mine saw a patinated white camo in this.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-03-2019 12:09 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Schwerpunkt** · 02-03-2019, 12:11 PM

Some USB close-ups at 25x zoom

One shows the adler swastika and one the red of the tricolor between the paint cracks.

**Schwerpunkt** · 02-03-2019, 12:13 PM

Close-ups at 200 zoom.

Different part of the adler and the black of the tricolor in a damaged area. Exactly what one wishes to see to authenticate a decal under paint.

**Anderson** · 02-03-2019, 12:24 PM

What a great find that was. I love that patina.

**real steel** · 02-03-2019, 01:45 PM

I say Sud Front...just my opinion
Yes...this is a survivor that has a desirable look to it. This a very early 1937 Quist ? (okay...read the maker mark Q64)
D.

**JPhilip** · 02-03-2019, 02:08 PM

Hello Gentlemen,
Yes this is a nice combat used helmet that must have seen many things and lived some adventures between the prewar era and 1945. I go for Südfront, even if i think that the other possibility of a white camo that took a yellowish shade over the years may sound plausible on some of the photos...the pragmatic collector would say : why not be both if there's a doubt...
As i don't collect helmets only, i would use it as an italian front helmet on my 15. Panzergrenadierdivision set up or i could have used it in the past for an Ostfront set up without feeling guilty of anything (but i sold all winter stuff to focuse on warmer areas). As long as the camo is original, everyone can see what they want to see.
Thanks

**HoundsTooth** · 02-03-2019, 04:14 PM

This is a cracking helmet and i can see why you didn't want to let it pass. The USB microscope pictures are interesting - the super close up on the adler looks exactly the same as my drooptail - that 'ivory' style of cracks you see.
I'm going with sud front too.
Nick