WW2 German Special Forces M35 Three Colour Normandy Camouflage Helmet

 

 

With a design that derived from the type used in world war one, the German helmet offered more protection then ones used by it’s enemies. The rolled steel rim and leather liner was a labor intensive product and simplified as the war progressed. The earliest model helmet used in world war two was the model 35 or M35 Stahlhelm. During the war the helmet was simplified in 2 stages. In 1940 the airvents changed from separate rivets affixed to the helmet shell to stamped in the main body of the shell. In 1942 a new model was introduced where the rim of the shell was left sharp and not rolled over as previous models. These models are known in the collector community as M40 and M42.I believe that this helmet has been made by Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke, Schwerte in which its manufacturing stamps are NS62 D277.As it still has a partial visual stamp of 77 which can be seen in the final photograph. Also the eleventh photo shows the helmet under UV light, in which it shows that the camo paint job is most likely a period one as it does not glow under UV, at the front of the helmet is a small splodge of brown modern paint, which glows under UV compared to the rest of the helmet where it does not glow.

 

 

 

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