Original German WWII Luftwaffe Single Decal Three-Color Camouflage Overpaint M40 Helmet- 1942 Dated - ET62 Edged Weapons Kingdom of Bavaria buttons

Kingdom of Bavaria buttons

Hawley Products is the original designer of the M1 steel helmet liner

Its construction from inferior chrome-molybdenum steel limited its ability to protect the wearer from gunfire or shrapnel

The following information was taken from a veterans grandson who pulled it from the Battalion book that was given to the 1st Battalion 417th Regiment

The barrel is original and has not been deactivated

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Single Decal Three-Color Camouflage Overpaint M40 Helmet- 1942 Dated - ET62 Edged Weapons Kingdom of Bavaria buttonsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is what we all look for and can never find; an incredible 100% authentic Single Decal Three Color Camouflage Overpaint Model 1940 German Luftwaffe Helmet! This helmet was just located out of the woodwork in Pennsylvania, and is fresh to the collector market, having been located in the same house for the last 70+ years. Original German camouflage painted helmets have become increasingly hard to locate in recent years.