OUTSTANDING Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) M42 SINGLE DECAL HELMET. (Stahlhelm M42) Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified

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Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) M42 SINGLE DECAL HELMET. (Stahlhelm M42) Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified. Helmet retains a good portion of its rough textured Luftwaffe grey paint. Second pattern Luftwaffe eagle decal is also retained about 78%. All three liner retaining rivets intact. M31 tan leather liner is complete size stamped “57”.  The reverse interior neck guard apron is lot number stamped and the interior left side apron has stamped manufacturers code and size, “NS64”, indicating manufacture by Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke, AG. Schwerte, , size 64.. Nice untouched helmet.  Shows the expected age, and storage wear.  In good but used condition . Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic brought home by a U.S. 8th Division 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. Almost mint liner  some slight loss to the decal and surface paint  from use and storage .  EXCELLENT UNTOUCHED HELMET! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! Fresh out of the woods direct Veteran family buy!

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