SS M 35 EF named and researched steel helmet

[Dimas]

I've bought that helmet this weekend from a one guy who found this helmet near Soolkula/Auver- Sirgala strongholds in Estonia. The helmet was probably lost by the owner as you can see the name is A. Weiss, leather part inscribed A W
The helmet was found in the peat, due of that you can see how the helmet is preserved.
I've clean just a leather part of liner, it's still attached to the alu ring, but unfortunately all the steel springs which is connect the inner ring to the main ring was absolutely eaten by rust. The left decal is scrabbed and just have one place where is the bit of red dot is visible. Right side is doublelayered decals, and the top decal was overpainted in fieldgrey, but after more than 60 years under the ground ( or use?)approx 70 % of a overlayed decal is missed, under that you can easily recognize a not a bad runes decal...
How does the liner looks before cleaning: http://warrelics.eu/forum/restoratio...-cleaning.html
After research by the name I found next data about the owner


Nachname: Weiss
Vorname: Albert Eduard Willi
Dienstgrad: Unterscharführer
Geburtsdatum: 21.02.1905
Geburtsort: Hassitz
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 06.03.1944
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Bei Narwa


Albert Eduard Willi Weiss ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Narva - Sammelfriedhof (Estland) .
Endgrablage: auf diesem Friedhof

Nähere Informationen zu diesem Friedhof erhalten Sie hier.

[Ben Evans]

Dimas, that is fantastic, the condition is brilliant considering

[Paul E]

Hello Dimas,

That's brilliant that you have traced the original owner of the helmet already !! and that we now know who A Weiss was and that he is lying in the Narva Friedhof,

all the best mate,

Paul

[ironcross1]

Stunning work Dimas , an awesome lid , with history to , cheers Raymond

[Jakke]

Hi Dimas,

very nice helmet you have there! And what a great job you did on the liner!
Where did you look up the name of the soldier? I'm looking for a database myself, so I can look up some named german items myself. Thanks alot!

Jakke

[Dimas]

Hi Dimas,

very nice helmet you have there! And what a great job you did on the liner!
Where did you look up the name of the soldier? I'm looking for a database myself, so I can look up some named german items myself. Thanks alot!

Jakke

Visit this link
Gräbersuche
But there only MIA and KIA database
Also if you are planning to recieve more information try to visit WAST website

[Nick VR]

Hi Dimas


Great buy, it's always nice to find the previous owner of an item...


Greetz

Nick VR

[Milan Gard]

Its Great

[Paul E]

Dim you've just reminded me i should have bought this beauty when i had the chance

[Jager1945]

Wow. Nice preserved. I think when that German Marked T-34 was found a few years back under the water, the mud at the bottom did the same thing. Not much oxygen got to it, so not much oxidation

Bestens and Vielen Gruesse,

-Jaeger