Original WWII German M40 COMBAT HELMET. (Stahlhelm M40) Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified

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OUTSTANDING Original WWII German M40 COMBAT HELMET. (Stahlhelm M40) Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified.  Regulations of March 21ST 1940 dictated that the national tri-color decal was to be removed from all helmets and further regulations of August 28TH 1943 abolished the Wehrmacht eagle decal and dictated that it was also to be removed from all helmets although the directives were not completely adhered to. The stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains most of its, factory applied,  smooth textured, age darkened field-grey over paint.. All three liner retaining rivets are intact. The interior of the helmet has super nice M31 leather liner with all of its fingers intact and Original size adjustment string is present. Marked NS64 indicating manufacture by the firm of Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelfabrik, in Schwerte, and size 64. Shows the expected age, wear and use.  In good but used condition . Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic brought home by a U.S. Veteran. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. EXCELLENT TRUE COMBAT VET BRING BACK  HELMET! Outstanding CONDITION!