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L065. WWII GERMAN M40 CAMOUFLAGE HELMET WITH ITALIAN LINER. INTERESTING HELMET ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT LEVELS. SE64 MARKED HELMET HAS FACTORY PRODUCED MISALIGNED LINER MOUNTING HOLES AND VENTS. BOTH ARE SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT TWO LINER HOLES ARE NOT LEVEL. FAINT LOT NUMBER IN THE REAR SKIRT. HAS A BRUSH PAINTED DARK GREEN CAMOUFLAGE PAINT THAT IS COVERING A BROWNISH-TAN PAINT UNDERNEATH. HAS MULTIPLE LIGHT DENTS TO THE CROWN. THE LEATHER LINER IS AN ITALIAN REPLACEMENT THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. HAS HEAVY RUST BETWEEN THE SHELL AND LINER BAND. MARKED SIZE 61. HAS A NAME WRITTEN IN THE BACK OF THE LINER, “SGT. STOBER”. I ASSUME THIS WAS THE G.I. THAT BROUGHT IT HOME. HAS THE BUCKLE END OF A CHINSTRAP REMAINING, BUT THE STITCHING HAS COME UNDONE. VERY UNIQUE HELMET THAT SAW PLENTY OF USE IN THE ITALIAN THEATER. GUARANTEED ORIGINAL. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
