World War One

Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner

Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner

Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner

RARE UNTOUCHED ORIGINAL EARLY WW1 GERMAN ARMY. M1916 STEEL COMBAT HELMET (LARGE SIZE) WITH COMPLETE LEATHER LINER. NICE SCARCE UNTOUCHED, WW1 U. VETERAN BRING BACK HELMET, UNTOUCHED IN OVER 100 YEARS.

HELMET RETAINS A GOOD AMOUNT OF IT'S ORIGINAL PAINT, SHOWING USE, WEAR AND AGE AS IT IS 103 YEARS OLD. ONE DING TO THE THE TOP OF THE HELMET, ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT IS FROM A. 45 CALIBER ROUND, IT IS NOT A HOLE BUT AN IMPRINT FROM THE INSIDE SIDE OUT. MAYBE THIS GERMAN SOLDIER WAS SHOT UNDER THE HELMET AND THAT IS WHERE THE BULLET HIT THE HELMET AFTER EXITING THE SOLDIER'S NECK OR HEAD. INTERIOR RIM OF THE HELMET IS MAKER STAMPED "TJ" FOR C. THIEL & SOEHNE LUEBECK WITH LARGE SHELL SIZE "66" STAMP. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE A FEW LETTERS (INITIALS) CARVED INTO THE PAINT BY THE MAKER STAMP, MAYBE THESE LETTERS WHERE FROM THE GERMAN SOLDIER'S INITIALS. HELMET IS COMPLETE WITH BOTH CHINSTRAP LUGS (NO CHINSTRAP), BOTH VENTILATION LUGS AND COMPLETE THREE PADDED LEATHER LINER AND LEATHER BAND SYSTEM. (EARLY WAR HELMET LINER), VERY HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS.

HELMET RETAINS TWO OF IT'S THREE METAL SPLIT LINER RIVETS (ONE LINER RIVET IS MISSING TO FRONT). THIS HELMET IS RARE THAT IT IS AN EARLY WAR M16 HELMET, A LARGE SIZE HELMET THAT IS UNTOUCHED FOR 103 YEARS. SEE ABOVE LISTING PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. The item "Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner" is in sale since Thursday, October 31, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\Germany\Hats & Helmets".

The seller is "ww21941" and is located in Buffalo, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Rare Original Untouched Lg Size WW1 German M16 Steel Combat Helmet withEarly Liner