M35 #7 There was a hole stamped

There was a hole stamped in the front centre of shell

this finish was in poor condition

Australian made

primed then painted in olive-drab with a coarse outer texture

cotton type and the leather is said to be calfskin

M35 #7 There was a hole stampedM35 #7 Shell: The shell is an original WWII Model 1935 type. It is stamped as an ET62 inside the flare near the left ear. This mark denotes the manufacturer as Eisenhuttenwerke, Thale and the shell size as 62cms. I think that the helmet, when acquired, was in its third configuration. The first would have been its wartime production type, then it would have been mounted with a comb of some type due to the three repaired holes (front, top and rear). The