Early Luftwaffe helmets were also produced with a smooth paint finish but in a color designated "blaugrau" (blue-grey). Manufacturers adopted various approaches resulting in different shades of the same RAL paint. Early M35 helmets used by all branches had a smooth paint finish and the Heer along with the KM, Polizei and SS used a paint color which The German helmet industry was mandated by the government to use standard color schemes defined as RAL colors (Reichs Ausschuss für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung), but the different Wehrmacht followed in terms of color and texture. There were certain rules or directives that Factory paint on WW2 German helmets differs from reissue paint applied at the depot level or in the field by the individual units/soldiers.
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