ORIGINAL REAL WW2 GERMAN WH ARMY m42 STEEL HELMET normandie KIA barn find

A ORIGINAL GENUINE WW2 GERMAN army WH M42 (model 42 - first came into service in 1942) STEEL COMBAT HELMET. THE COLLECTOR IT CAME FROM SAID IT WAS BOUGHT IN NORMANDIE / D DAY VILLAGE FAIR IN 2000 MILENIUM ERA. REAR SKIRT HAS FAINT TRACE OF MAKER MARK AND NUMBER BUT MOST PITTED AWAY WITH AGE NOW. ITS NEVER HAD ANY DECALS ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN LATE WAR, THE THINNER LATE WAR PAINT IS STILL THERE IN PLACES. M42 PATTERN LINER AND CHIN STRAP ALL TRUE TO THE HELMET.

Condition = VINTAGE 80 YEARS OLD. Its worn used, and barn find condition and bought in 2000s at normandie france village fair, shell has had thin late war paint which is still there in places , inner liner has had part eaten by rodent and clearly stained by blood a KIA helmet fro sure, shell has slight dint in back which may have been part of the action resulting it it.

Chin strap leather is old cracked but still ok. A stunning barn find form normandie battles of ww2 , STILL A STUNNING ORIGINAL REAL HELMET. THE PICTURES SAY IT ALL.

MORE LISTED IN MY WW2 SECTION PLEASE TAKE A LOOK. ORIGINAL WW2 MILITARIA BOUGHT JUST MESSAGE ME THANKS.

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