Helmet waffen SS indentification

[Flash]

Hi Folks,
Im not sure im at the right place but, this section will be probably the best place to find information about that helmet.

Its suppose to be a real one, its stamps ET64 inside the helmet.

Im trying to get more information about this.

Anyone can help me ?

Thank you

[Karsten Heidt]

May be a genuine M35 shell under there, but the paint job and sketchy decals scream "sexed up postwar to try and fool the gullible". I would proceed with extreme caution. A legitimate postwar LAH parade helmet would go for thousands and thousands, what is the asking price on this?

[Dmitry]

ET- Eisenttenwerke Thale
64 for head size 56-57 en cm..
You should watch a belt, if there are a number...

[Karsten Heidt]

*Eisenhuttenwerke Thale.

Very skillful fakes/repros have been made for decades. Unless you are a serious nerd your chances of being burned buying "original" German militaria is very, very high. Tread lightly.

[Forever_kaos]

Although this is for an FJ helmet, it still echos what Karsten is saying;

http://www.fallschirmjager.biz/info_helmets_001.htm
It's pretty much THAT easy to make one.

IMO - buy from a trusted source or not at all.

[bomber439]

This is the place to go:

http://www.german-helmets.com/

Bomber

[Drunk_Albertan]

I would post that up in the Wehrmacht Awards Forum. Helmets section. What's the asking price? I would be VERY wary of that one!! Shell and possibly liner look legit.

[666]

Yea, Eastern Europe has many places that make high end replicas. People are trying to sell them as originals all the time on Russian/Ukrainian boards. They even make "deactivated" guns that sometimes pass like originals...

[HackD]

I picked up a genuine M35 helmet, out of all places, on the freecycle pages a few years back.

Story of provenance, is that it was a capture trophy in Norway by a resistance fighter. It was brought to Canada when the owner emigrated in the early 50's. It was later used as a motorcycle helmet, and heavily over-painted in a red/blue brush-on motif.

The helmet had painted on the inside surface, with what i assume was the original German owner's surname.

I was able to carefully remove much of the over-paint to reveal fragmentary remnants of the original side insignia (no SS runes .. only the Bundeswehr (regular army) shield). Before the helmet had been over-painted, it had evidently been scoured, removing most of the paint/insignia detailing. I cleaned the helmet up, and applied a simple overcoat of matt black to keep corrosion at bay. I left the interior of the helmet, with it's original markings/painted 'owner' name intact.

It has all of the original webbing/liner/strapping in reasonably good shape - albeit somewhat age-hardened.

No value to me, except intrinsic .. I had several relatives that served in WW2 on the home-front, as war-workers and on the front-lines. Two were on opposing sides, in the Italian campaigns.

Not too shabby, for a freecycle item.

[Karsten Heidt]

Almost no SS in Norway, so that's not a surprise. German army didn't become the Bundeswehr until postwar, before then it was known as the Heer.

Original, unjacked-with M35s are pretty valuable. Even a stripped and repainted shell like yours can go for a couple hundred to reenactors who will refinish it.

[shiftsup]

The OP's LAH M35....the liner looks very reddish brown. Post War Norwegian re-issued liners had the leather colorized a reddish brown. Also rpleced the the pins with brass ones. If there's brass furniture on that liner it's most likely a norwegian re-issued liner. And the shell, well you know.

[Screaming_Eagle]

Post these pictures on this forum:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/

The people there are life-long collectors who can tell you everything you need to know about this helmet.

This helmet does appear to be modified, and I as an individual would be very doubtful about its authenticity.

Nonetheless, head to the link I sent you and post the pictures. You will get a definitive answer there.