Original German WWII M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with Textured Paint and Size 59 Liner - ET66 Category_Accessories This is a very unusual

This is a very unusual and extremely rare

1937 ink stamp date visible on inner leather liner and size 53

a Hudson became the first Allied aircraft operating from the British Isles to shoot down an enemy aircraft (earlier victories by a Fairey Battle on 20 September 1939 over Aachen and by Blackburn Skuas of the Fleet Air Arm on 26 September 1939 had been by aircraft based in France or on an aircraft carrier)

Sepso was introduced by the Lingner-Werke

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Original German WWII M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with Textured Paint and Size 59 Liner - ET66 Category_Accessories This is a very unusualOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an very nice all original example Model 1940 German WWII helmet with a single Luftwaffe Eagle decal. This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains over 90% of the original blue grey textured Luftwaffe paint and is in very good condition overall. There is definitely some wear, but nothing out of line with standard wear that would happen during wartime service. The decal is retained at about 95%, with