Original German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet with Panel Camouflage Paint & M17 Liner with Mud-Stained Interior - Battlefield Pickup - Size 66 U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Louis J

Staff Sergeant Louis J

Research reveals that serial number 20357 dates manufacture to the second half of 1895

2003) was a United States Marine Corps major and the leading Marine fighter ace in World War II

so they still retain a lot of the gold wash

the carbine was unslung from the shoulder and positioned at the trooper's side with the barrel held in position on the saddle by means of a leather thimble

Original German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet with Panel Camouflage Paint & M17 Liner with Mud-Stained Interior - Battlefield Pickup - Size 66 U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Louis JOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a totally original WWI German M16 Helmet, with a very nice "paneled" camouflage paint scheme. This was a very popular type of camouflage used on both sides of WWI. The stamped, sheet steel construction helmet retains about 75% of its original hand painted camouflage paint. This was painted over the original field gray paint, so this is visible in areas where the paint has flaked off.