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

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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, slightly rough 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. Original size adjustment string is present. Liner is size marked “58”. Stamped “Q66 and “T4408” indicating manufacture by F.W. Quist, G.m.b.H. Esslingen. 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 UNTOUCHED HELMET!

Description

Front view of an original WWII German M40 combat steel helmet with a leather chinstrap on a dark backgroundSide profile of an original WWII German M40 combat helmet with leather chin strapSide profile of an original dark steel WWII German M40 combat helmet with a single rivet against a dark backgroundSide view of an original German M40 combat helmet shell with a matte gray finish and ventilation hole, part of a collection of german war relicsInterior view of an original WWII German M40 combat helmet showing the tan leather liner and chinstrap as part of german war relicsClose up view of stamped numbers and markings on a brown leather helmet chin strapExtreme close up of a faded ink stamp on the leather liner of a WWII German M40 combat helmetClose up of stamped manufacturer and lot numbers Q66 and T4408 inside a German war helmet shell