WW2 German M35 Luftwaffe Double Decal Helmet With Brushed Over Eagle

A German double decal Luftwaffe M35 combat helmet with 1940 dated chinstrap.
This helmet has much of its original factory blue paint remaining to inside & out with a very high proportion of the factory tricolour still intact. The second pattern eagle has been subdued with an overbrush of tan paint leaving the swastika mostly visible & covering most of the rest of it. All three liner pins are undisturbed & original to the helmet with straight arms visible when inspected from the inside. Shell is maker & size marked 'Q66' ( Quist ) with lot number ' 4519 ' to rear. At interior the aluminium band is reinforced with a date of 1939 to left side. The leather liner shows heavy wear but apart from some minor fraying is largely intact. Chinstrap has a very visible date of 1940 with faint maker & has a small stress tear to side of the strap where it meets the securing stud on one side ( See image ).
Hard to find good combat helmets now this one recently from Europe.

Code: 12674