Preppy Picker Posted February 19, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 19, 2022 Here is an M35 that was repainted at some point. The decals were not painted but the tri color was painted at a later date with a different shade if paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted February 19, 2022 Some details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted February 21, 2022 Anyone into helmets? Here are some pictures I took today. Some straight on There is something written on the liner The maker It looks like the original liner as all the rivets appear to be untouched. I only show a picture of one washer but it is fair representation of all three. They all appear to be untouched. The rivet heads all have matching paint to each other and the helmet. Does anyone know when German soldiers started to paint over the pea green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted February 22, 2022 Anyone interested in German helmets?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McCauley Posted February 23, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 23, 2022 It's a nice helmet with an early liner band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, Jim McCauley said: It's a nice helmet with an early liner band. The liner band is split right at the chin strap bail, is this how they were made? I got this at auction for 410.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAB Posted February 24, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 24, 2022 Neat helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted February 24, 2022 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McCauley Posted February 25, 2022 Share #9 Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 10:50 AM, Preppy Picker said: The liner band is split right at the chin strap bail, is this how they were made? I got this at auction for 410.00 No. That was a weak point. They improved the design around about 1938-1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted March 2, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 2:40 PM, Jim McCauley said: No. That was a weak point. They improved the design around about 1938-1939. Thank you Prep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kibler Posted March 11, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 11, 2022 This helmet looks like it was a complete overpaint, that was stripped to reveal the decals. This was common in the 1970’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted March 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Tom Kibler said: This helmet looks like it was a complete overpaint, that was stripped to reveal the decals. This was common in the 1970’s. Thank you for your comment and I appreciate your point of view. I have seen helmets of the type you mention. Most likely it’s my poor photography but when you see it in person you can see eagle was never painted over and the tri color is still covered. There are no signs of decals being raised like smudged paint, paint treated with an abrasive or paint discoloration. Remember those old timers used Comet, sand paper or paint remover, all of which leave evidence that I don’t see on this example. You were right to bring the subject up. I somehow messed up the last post but my reply is in there, you have to expand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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