SOLD - Very Nice German M35 Helmet - Chicken Wire

Description

10/28/26 - This is a very nice example of a German WWII-era Model 1935 (M35) helmet. This helmet has been repainted in a traditional military green and brown camouflage and given a sturdy chicken wire wrap surrounding the exterior of the shell. Due to the repainting, we cannot determine what military group this helmet was initially assigned to, however it does appear that there may be some signs of a decal on the right side of the helmet underneath the paint. The paint itself is in good condition and has retained a majority of its coloring, though there are some scratches, primarily near where the wire has rubbed against the shell. The chicken wire has been fastened tightly with a thicker wire which has helped retain a strong hold on the chicken wire attachment. The original paint on the interior shows very little signs of wear, and most of the loss has been localized to the outer rim, but not much beyond that. Just above the left ear on the inside brim of the helmet, it bears the proper "SE64" stamp. The "SE" is the maker's mark for Sächsische Emaillier- und Stanzwerke A.G. The "64" designates the side of the shell. The underside of the rear brim has the lot number "3811" stamped, which indicated a manufacturing date of late 1938 or early 1939. The metal liner ring is present and has tight fitment from the metal rivets with very minimal play. The leather liner is in great shape with no rips or tears. There is some faint thinning of the color on the rim of the leather liner, however there does not appear to be any damage. The leather chin strap is in great shape with very minimal color loss. There are no rips or tears and the underside of the adjustment strap bears the stamp "R. LARSEN // BERLIN // 1939". Overall this is a very nice German M35 helmet manufactured at the end of the 1930's.