Heer M35 Named, Location and Year Marked Battle Damaged Helmet

Combat steel helmet with field grey paint. The helmet was field camo overpainted with remnants of the white/grey paint barely visable. The Heer decal’s edges are visable under the paint. Inside complete with original liner, drawstring is still in place. Left inside is maker marked “HKP” and size “64”. The reverse interior neck guard apron is serial number marked which appears to be “808”. Original chinstrap also present. The is named to “Lt Anton Zeller” in white paint. Also handwritten in blue paint “Demjansk 1942” and “Mein Lebensretter” (My life saver). The helmet has one entry and one exit hole located to the top part of the helmet. (Luckily for Lt Zeller who apparantly survived the sharpnel/bullet damage. Not without damage though, the liner shows old spots of dried blood.

A frozen moment from Demyansk 1942, Named M35 helmet with combat damage!!