1944 Stamped Stahlhelm? with dodgey chinstrap setup.

[Blindpew]

hangers on since manufacture.

I've had a closer look at the little paint that is on hangers themselves.It does have traces of green on them, so I have to assume they have been on since manufacture.
I've tried to really decifer the serial on the nape but it always looks like a worn to the left, "omega" sign, then followed by a "<", which I'm sure is not a remainder of a "k".then followed by "o", 64.( ~<o64 ), except the wiggely line is higher/e-longated).There is a possibility that the wiggely line may be attatched to the "<" as wellthough.

I've been trying rack my brains as to where a helmet this colour would have been worn.(civil post-war use).Mind you the general condition of the exterior states that it couldn't have seen much use.The green underneath looks like a different story though.(there is wear point's/scrapes/divets, that have been painted over by the "sand coloured" paint.)

I agree it is probably a post-war helmet, but what if is wasn't .....I suppose I'll have to dream on......

[Blindpew]

While the camera was handy

Sorry for dropping this in this thread but while my camera was working....
This was as far as I got uncovering what's underneath my M35.
Dieppe written on top of original BLUE colour, which I was told by one member was post-war added.
There is a story to this helmet that has to do with a German PATROL boat crew where a dozen of them were taken prisoner, and that was the colour of their helmets...unless the vet was lying....BLUE.
I will get it all uncovered one day...sorry to all those who took part in the poll and I haven't delivered yet...I will, it's just the paint thats over the top of it is stuck on far better( ), than I had thought.