M35 Advice

[Nitram]

Hi gents, came across this helmet on a local equivalent of craigslist; The original photo was small so I asked for more photos, I've received these; and I've no idea what I'm looking at. I can't tell if it's a repro, post war model or a foreign variant. Help?







Thanks,
Nitram

[Schwerpunkt]

It's not a WO2 configuration I can say that much.

[Walkwolf]

The liner is wrong, the chinstrap is wrong. The helmet may be a Chinese copy.
maker/size stamps and lot number ( if there is one ) would help make
a better judgement on the shell itself.........

[Nitram]

Yeah, I know for certain it's not WWII, just making sure it's not some foreign or post war model (as I'd be interested in those too.). No lot numbers that I can see; so I'll classify it under bad copy and stay away.

Thanks,
Nitram

[Glenn66]

I'd be thinking a Chinese copy.

[willemketel]

it's a copy. besides the liner and the strap also the airvent rivits are a give-away.
Notice that the hole in the airvent is smaller then on a genuin M35

[VolksJager]

Yep, copy all the way.

[KradSpam]

It might be a genuine issue from an Asian army, I forget where exactly but a country out there copied the M35 and used it themselves. I don't know the liner though.