Heer M35 DD. Unusual chinstrap.
It is an ET 62 with lot number 4010 with an extra "8" stamped below the lot number. The size 55 liner has shrunk a little and pulled away from the band. Reinforced aluminum liner band is dated 1938. Marked "K R" in the skirt and "K R D" scribbled in pencil in the dome. Original smooth green finish. A friend recently acquired it direct from a veteran’s family in Illinois and I just bought it from him. Now for the curious part: It has an unusual replacement chinstrap that is riveted together after looping through the chin strap bales. During my very short in-person examination of the helmet last month, I thought the chinstrap had an "early" look to it. But now that I’m taking a second look, I realized it has an RB number. It also seems the long end was accidentally riveted "upside down" so that the brown tanned finished surface would be against the wearer’s chin and the unfinished side out. It certainly exhibits wear, age, and old leather smell appropriate to the rest of the helmet. I haven’t cracked the books on this one yet, but intend to do so shortly.
