I've just picked up this Heer M35 with the slate grey overpaint covering up the tricolour but with the eagle painted around. Not a rare one, I know, and not strictly a camo but I like these - they have a nice early war 'combat' feel to them.
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I like these as well..
Here's one I used to own some time ago. It was been overpainted in a smooth flat feldgray. It has has worn thin exposing a nice National shield..Comment
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Wow, can't believe you let this one go...
Stephen pointed out something I find interesting : we all know that M.35s were partially factory reissued ; for these, no problem. But for the others, where can be - in your opinion - the limit between the "field" reissued M.35s and the camos ? Stupid question maybe...
I'm not speaking of helmets painted in anything else than mat feldgrau, of course. Or... well, perhaps is this presisely the limit ?
Here's a helmet we talked about some time ago ; more reissue than camo, for sure. The decal was - relatively - carefully painted around... By the way, no name at all here.
PS : as Andy asked in the former thread, here are new pics of this lid.Last edited by Edelweiss; 02-26-2004, 02:39 PM.Comment
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I think alot of the early one's were not really reissues but M35's the were made "combat ready" so to speak. Nothing more than butting a flat overcoat over the pre-war configuration, covering the Nation decal in the process to comply with regulation. These allways have their original early components and nothing more than a flat overcoat, allmost allways painting around the Heer Adler...
Let it go Chris because I'm a picky collector and although original I didn't like all areas of the helmet
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Speaking of early components, I notice that Edelweiss' helmet has the early non-reinforced liner band. I wonder what the date is on the liner?
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Steve, the liner band is dated 1937. Yes Perry, I'm afraid that with years, we become more and more fussy about details...
So, its more and more difficult to find "perfect" (to our taste) new toys ; but it's sometimes happens : this one is as it is, with its qualities and flaws (decal, paint, shortened chinstrap, etc...), but anyway, no doubt it's really (post war) untouched IMO...Comment
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Another M35 Overpaint
Hello folks,
I acquired this one recently, and I thought I might add it to those previously shown...
I can't seem to find a photo of the interior, but the skirt has been painted to match the exterior. The dome is still green.-Calvin Hall, repressed Appalachian American.
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And the decal...-Calvin Hall, repressed Appalachian American.
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Welcome in the family !
I bet this one also kept its early alu liner. Have I won ? 
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M-35's are the best!
Think about it. The M-35 is the first german combat helmet of the
20th century to be designed, fabricated, and worn entirely in
peacetime. It was IMO, overall, the most protective helmet of the war.
The M-16 was rushed into battle to fill a very urgent need and yet
it was without question the most protective helmet of the Great
War. Especially with the "trench-paver" shield attached. It under-
went minor modifications, mostly for comfort, for the next couple
years but remained the same until 1931 when the new liner was introduced, which drastically improved the fit. This liner was so
superior that the new helmet would have to be designed around
it.
Then in mid-1935 it appeared. Sleek, sturdy, and immediately
recognizable. A jet-age reincarnation of an old warhorse. And
like just about everything else that country made for the next ten years, superior. When I see newsreel footage of the
Grossdeutschland or LSSAH goosestepping, standarte after standarte, through the streets of Berlin or Prague or Paris, all wearing M-35's, I wonder how anybody could've not known what was coming next.
Still, as the M-17, and M-18, and M-31 liner were all improvements
on the original theme, IMO the M-40 and M-42 were degradations,
due strictly to the economic situation of the times. Well, maybe
not the M-40. Truth be told, that little insertable airvent bushing
of the M-35 is totally unnecessary. Yet it just plain looks better.
Plus it harkens back to the tradition of the larger more functional
one on the M-16, et al. The unrolled rim of the M-42 is, however, without question a weakening of the design. Rethought in post-
war replacements.
Anyway, that's a couple of the aesthetic reasons why I feel the M-35 is the premier helmet of the last century. Not just for Germany,
but for all countries. The basic design really hadn't been improved upon until the advent of the new kevlar in the early '80's, which ,while taking its ballistic qualities in a whole new direction,
visually, owes everything to the M-35. A computer-age reincarnation of an old warhorse...
What I'm trying to say is - great helmets, guys!
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