Original German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet Shell with Panel Camouflage Paint - Named - Marked Si66 - With Painted Pickup Location Russian Uniforms The Hessians were led by

The Hessians were led by Wilhelm von Knyphausen

and remained in the same "hands" ever since

the reverse of the cross guard has been personalized with an monogram of two interlocking letter H's

some of which near the lock is now absent

it has a vacant oval escutcheon on the upper side that may have once displayed Military/Naval unit markings or even a national motif

Original German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet Shell with Panel Camouflage Paint - Named - Marked Si66 - With Painted Pickup Location Russian Uniforms The Hessians were led byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original WWI German M16 Helmet, with a very nice "paneled" camouflage paint scheme, with pickup location painted inside the reverse flared rim of the helmet. This was a very popular type of camouflage used on both sides of WWI. The stamped, sheet steel construction helmet retains about 60% of its original hand painted camouflage paint. This was painted over the original field gray