M35 post war re-issued post war Black Helmet
Hello all, my first post so here goes.
I have an M35 post war re issued black helmet possibly from Czech. It is a Sachisch emaillewerken SE62 batch 4612, the steel liner band is an original (but not to this helmet) DRB 1943. What I want to know is what is the best way to restore this helmet, under the black is feldgrau and about 50-60% of this remains on the outside and the bare metal has a nice patina. I want to buy a repro Alu liner, chinstrap and pins but is it wise to repaint it fully or not at all and can somebody tell me from the batch number what it came originally from the factory as?
I have an M35 post war re issued black helmet possibly from Czech. It is a Sachisch emaillewerken SE62 batch 4612, the steel liner band is an original (but not to this helmet) DRB 1943. What I want to know is what is the best way to restore this helmet, under the black is feldgrau and about 50-60% of this remains on the outside and the bare metal has a nice patina. I want to buy a repro Alu liner, chinstrap and pins but is it wise to repaint it fully or not at all and can somebody tell me from the batch number what it came originally from the factory as?
