A German M40 helmet. The type of helmet was issued to Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Polilzei and Waffen-SS troops. This example was issued by the Luftwaffe.
Paint and decal: Original factory paint to the inside and parts of the outside with 60% present. The decal is still about 50% present.
Leather lining is present and looks period time added. However, it is marked 66 in an ET64 helmet which would not have been issued from the factory like this. Still flexible but not too soft with original cord.
Chin strap: Still flexible with clear original stams Q Schiele Loburg 1942.
Markings: ET64 stamp but also named to the owner Obergefreiter Sott
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