German WWII Reproduction M35 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich Kharkov Helmet
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New Made Item: These are so authentic people will think they are genuine WW2. No two are the same! Simply put this is the very best reproduction M1935 helmet available anywhere. It is an IMA exclusive and has been in development for over a year. It was copied exactly from an original in the IMA collection. But let us explain precisely why it is the very best:
Every helmet has been hand painted and aged, so none will be the same. We have also aged and darkened the leather liner to give it a one-of-a-kind personalization as if it was picked up after a battle put away in a safe place and rediscovered 70 years later.
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich Kharkov
- The city of Kharkov was the scene of multiple battles in 1942-44
- In 1943, while much of the Russian Army was tied up near Stalingrad Erich von Manstein unleashed the SS panzer Korp, made up of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd SS divisions and recaptured the city
- Experts point to this battle as the last great German Victory in the east in WWII. It is thought that the victory set the Soviet forces back 6 months.
- This helmet represents those men of the 2SS Panzer Division who while under strength delivered the Wehrmacht’s last great victory in Russia
Shell is constructed of 1.8mm thick steel, exactly the same thickness used by the Germans in WWII. This means our helmet is as heavy and as solid as an original. The shell is large (size 68) and has the correct classic M1935 rolled edge as well as proper hollow rivet ventilation holes. For added authenticity we stamped the code 1575 at nape and ET68 over ear.
The liner comprised of soft (dark colored) genuine leather that, just like the originals, will turn brown with age, in correct eight finger configuration with central drawstring and an M1931 aluminum liner band that is maker marked, dated, and size stamped! Liner size can accommodate head sizes 7 (56cm) up to 7 5/8 (61cm).
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