Having looked at the images on a desktop it appears that the vent fittings have been fitted but are now missing rather than not being fitted in the first place.
The liner studs are presumably just a real or reproduction set that have been slotted on at some point.
A lot of pitting to the helmet although it's not in relic condition, it looks as though it's been repainted at some point, which may or may not be legitimate.
The misplaced hole for the rear liner stud isnt beyond the realm of possibility re. poor quality control, although Id've thought more likely on post M35 patterns.
I only own two German tin lids with "faults", a single decal Luftwaffe M40 with a large blob of brazing inside the neck guard and a no decal M42 which has been stamped out of true so that the lipped raw edge is wider on one side.
Obviously the helmet's overall condition as a less than pristine rust pocked shell minus vent fittings means it's not worth a lot of money to a collector, although any serial numbers and manufacturers codes may have bearing on value to an extent.
Last edited by leigh kitchen; 14-04-18 at 03:43 PM.
Reason: Because predictive prefers tin kids to tin lids.
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