M35 Zimmerit Camo

[Bavarian]

Hello guys
Today I want you present my newest pickup
A M35 Helmet zimmerit reissue in size 64
The Lot is unreadable
The leather seem badly repaired
Chinstrap is destroyed
The zimmerit is very heavy textured
The helmet weight is 1,6 KG more than a normal Steelhelmet
The rivets were marked 1939 like the linerband
What say the experts?
BR
Bavarian

[Schwerpunkt]

Did you weigh it ? To me it looks like a rough reissue paint. Zimmerit on helmets is considered a fable.

[Bavarian]

I weight it
1,6 KG is the result
I think first on reissue too but I saw on the aluminiumring the bubbles that arise when you heat aluminium
Zimmerit was heated
BR
Bavarian

[PotatoDigger]

It’s most likely just the aluminium oxidizing, if they heated it to the point of aluminium bubbling, the whole liner and especially the leather would’ve burnt up and the original paint underneath too.
Luis

[AndyM35]

Not Zimmerit but an over paint with impurities and very similar to this M35 I posted a few weeks back.
Andy

[Bavarian]

Thank you all for the comments
BR
Bavarian

[reneblacky]

What was zimmerit for!? bet one guy did it?!? magnetic, no

[AndyM35]

Bavarian, my apologies I meant to compliment you on the helmet too!

It’s a nice complete example with real character. Well done.

Andy

[AndyM35]

Hi Rene,

Zimmerit was a non-magnetising paste like application developed in Germany mid WW2 by Chemische Werke Zimmer & Co (Berlin) in an effort to prevent grenades sticking to tanks. However, due to concern that Zimmerit was highly flammable application was ceased in 1944.

Whether or not Zimmerit was actually applied to helmets is open to debate as Frank alluded to. The paste that was applied to tanks and vehicles was much thicker than to helmets purported to have a Zimmer application. If there are any members out there with confirmed examples it would be interesting to see them. Until then what we are most likely seeing are helmets with thick textured paint with different types media added such as concrete etc.

Andy

[reneblacky]

Hi Rene,

Zimmerit was a non-magnetising paste like application developed in Germany mid WW2 by Chemische Werke Zimmer & Co (Berlin) in an effort to prevent grenades sticking to tanks. However, due to concern that Zimmerit was highly flammable application was ceased in 1944.

Whether or not Zimmerit was actually applied to helmets is open to debate as Frank alluded to. The paste that was applied to tanks and vehicles was much thicker than to helmets purported to have a Zimmer application. If there are any members out there with confirmed examples it would be interesting to see them. Until then what we are most likely seeing are helmets with thick textured paint with different types media added such as concrete etc.

Andy

This be Z ? ahh I'm shit stiring! Mate