This is an original World War I vintage M16 helmet. These helmets were adopted in 1916 out of a desire to minimize artillery fire casualties. The paint on this helmet is original to the Great War. This helmet is a 66 made by make Si (Eisenhütte Silesia). When introduced in 1916 these helmets featured leather…
German helmets
Original refurbished WW1 camouflage M16 stahlhelm
Original refurbished World War I Imperial German Army M16 stahlhelm with replicated 1918 lozenge pattern camouflage influenced by the cubist movement of the era. This is an original World War I vintage production shell that has been refurbished with new paint feldgrau paint with camouflage pattern applied over. Five color variant of the 1918 geometric…
Kriegsmarine ex double decal M35 helmet
Kriegsmarine M35 helmet. This started life as a pre-war double decal naval helmet It retains traces of the service branch decal and the tricolor national shield. At some point I believe this was overpainted and then someone attempted to strip the paint to reveal the decals and factory apple green paint with partial success. Name…