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<blockquote><div class="quotetitle">Quote from <a class="profile-link highlight-default" href="#">Quist64</a> on April 9, 2020, 2:52 pm</div>Hi

I’d be interested in your views on this one. It’s part of my small collection but one I’m not certain about.

It’s an M35 ET 62. I believe it has been a DD helmet but is now SD – looks to me like tricolour has been period removed by its original owner. Lot number is 4238 and it has a reinforced ally liner band by Schuberth.

Paint – It’s had a coating of darker green paint over the lighter green original. It seems to have been painted carefully around the eagle but looks to have been done <strong>after</strong> the tricolour was removed. The dark green paint is especially worn away at the top of the helmet; at the spot where the tricolour used to be and also on the split pin heads. Helmet seems to have been painted to the outside only.

It has a dome stamp which I can’t read. The helmet is also named at the back to a soldier.

The chin strap has had some damage to the buckle and I’m unsure whether the long part is a chin strap or an equipment strap used as a replacement.

I’d be interested in your views on any of this and particularly the decal (s) and paint.

However, my main concern is the liner. I’m ashamed to say I’ve only noticed this recently – the liner leather is in sideways. The liner band is a 55, which is correct and split pins are all fine, unbent with washers and one is dated 39. <strong>However</strong>, whilst the stamp to the outside of the leather could possibly say 55 (it’s barely legible) it is clearly marked inside as 57. Despite this it seems to fit perfectly.

I ned your help with this one as I’m not sure what to make of these features.

Thanking you in advance!

Andy</blockquote><br>

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