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Ya just got to love them !

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emblem

other side

Liner

Oh yeah....!!!
Paul

Is that a very early tri-color issue decal?

me

What a stunning helmet.
I've never seen such a pristine condition helmet.

WOW! (Speechless)

I'd sure like to know if anyone has one better. So far, bar none that is number 1. Niiiiiice! Lets have a contest and vote on the best helmet in the best condition of all GDC. Winner gets bragging rights.

Rules? 1st,2nd,3rd place? Judges?

Thanks guys
I stumbled into it today on the way home.

I can't read all of the stamping inside, but i did manage 1937

Way to go Bob!

Fantastic helmet.

I know where there's an M35 DD SS in Lansing, MI that Matches it in Minty-ness, sure some here would kill for it but the oldtimer don't us the internet and I have only got to inspect it once(he got it protected in glass like the crown jewels), but these Minty Helmets are Amazing I love them more then Daggers-------Almost .

Come on Bob, I wish I lived where you do, just stumbling into stuff like this. Its a Luftwaffe too my favorite.

Bob,
That is absolutely stunning! Do me a favor and get some pictures of it in natural sunlight and post it. And one more thing, please send it to me so I can just hold it.............
Larry

Now that has got to be the best joke of the year so far

Natural light in Janurary in Washington state

Your knowledge of the weather is just a bit off We get very very little light between the rain drops

Now i'm in the hunt for it's naval brother

I just had a short daydream....

I saved Bob Rodgers life by a self-less act of courage. He was trapped under a fallen beam in a burning building. I knew that I had to get in there and save him. The fire-fighters tried to hold me back but I broke loose and plunged into the inferno. Finding Bob on the 36th floor, I struggled my way to him holding my socks over my nose to keep from breathing the smoke. With super-human effort, I lifted the beam off of Bobs legs and picked him up and lowered us both out of the window. Climbing down the drain pipe, I carried him back to the ground much like mighty Joe Young did with those orphans in the 1949 movie. After the fire-fighters revived him, he repaid me by letting me buy the above M35 Luft helmet from him.

Schweeeeeeet helmet.


Ulf.

Wow, what's the story on this one? Amazing that it has obviously been stored in such optimal conditions for so long. I only wish I could age that well!

Andrew

Hello

Good Reconstructs.

Greedings Beowulf

what are the dates on the liner,

Is this a very early issue helmet?

me

Bob,
Could you tell us the story behind that amazing helmet.

Bob
Can you post a nice clear close up of the eagle.
Like this

I want to continue this discussion

Hello

@Matt Miller

Your´s is the rigt one Helmet.

Bob´s Helmet is:

Decals Fake
Chinstrap Fake
Helmet Liner Fake
Helmet Colour Fake

I don´t know if the Shell is an Original.

Greedings Beowulf

IBeowulfI:

Why do you think that? I've seen a few helmets that were untouched minty looking, rarity to say the least but still they are around.

Adam

I have send you few Mail.Look this Helmet is a M35 it is the first Model after the M17/M18 and the Helmet ist over 60 Years old the M35 Modells was in the Battle,and Bob have Brand New Factory M35 Model without scratches?Comon!

Look this Guy is in your Country.He has real German Helmets and you can see many Fake Helmet and other things.

http://www.germanhelmet.com/

Greedings Beowulf

Sometimes helmet were not used for whatever reason, like the Feuerpolizei helmet I have. But for whatever reason they stayed new looking. There is sleigt differents from fake decal to real decals, where the differents can be made. Remember when our veteran raided in on Germany alot store and businesses suffered alot of plundering this stuff was then shipped back to the states, and depending on the storage from then until now that how we come up with the current condition, minty, nice, or crappy.

Adam

"Remember when our veteran raided in on Germany alot store"

I know the Veterans take some Helmets from Germany because the German People give the Helmets the US Soldiers and they become some food,but Adam after 1945 a Helmet Store here in Germany?NO.It was too Danger and was forbidden.

Greedings Beowulf

They did not dismantal everything as soon as the war was over it took time, and also many items were sent back befor the war ended, if the veteran found something nice he wanted he could get permission to send it back.

A M35 Helmet without the smallest Rust and without the smallest scratches never i don´t believe this.The leather must be darker after 60 Years believe me.Go in a Museum and look.

Greedings Beowulf

I will not battle it out all day but Most collectors have better things then measums. And condition all depends on how they were stored. I have gotten many leather items through vet buy and they have been nice and plyable still. If something is stored decent the leather will and should remain good along with the rest of an item. If you don't want to believe that items like this are posible you never will I doubt but I and many other have found such Item with good providents.

OK Adam i´ve you don´t believe me ask the Guy from the GermanHelmets send him the picture and you will see.

Greedings Beowulf

Here is the liner of two of my helmets that are beautiful great condition. First is a M40 Luftwaffe Helmet

Fire-Police

The Picture is not so good sorry.You have a better one from the M40?

Beowulf

Later, but I see were you are coming on that helmet I to would like to see close-up of the decal on this DD Luft.

I posted the rest of the pictures you wanted to see in the tread about my helmet.

Bob lets see that decal close up.

Beowulf, Who says that 70 years old helmets got to have rust!!??

Check out my minty DD 1938 lid.
There is NO rust on it!

Storing is everything.

The liner is stunning.Never mind the postwar chinstrap,it's gone now.


Ulf.