Battledamaged ET66 M35 double decal Heer helmet wit Gus Abel decals and 1931 dated liner

A battle damaged double decal Heer M35 helmet in very good condition. Nicely marked ET66 indicating production by Eisenhüttenwerke, Thale. The factory fitted non-reinforced liner band is dated 1935 and comes with the 1931 dated Schuberth leather. The helmet still retains 99% of its original and rare Gus Abel decals and paint. The helmet retains unit markings reading 14.G.J.R.99 indicating 14. Kompanie Gebirgsjäger Regiment 99 which was a frontline unit mostly serving on the eastern front and started the war in Slovakia in 1939. The helmet has a period battle damage which most probably is a bullethole to the dome of the shell piercing the front of the shell. The helmet was most probably worn when it was hit as there are remnants of blood in the leather. The helmet only saw the light of day in Germany several years ago and has only been in a single collection eversince. The helmet is truly one of the most interesting early M35 helmets that I’ve seen out there and would be a crown in any helmet collection!