GERMAN HELMET WWI ORIGINAL PAINT CAMOUFLAGED PAINTED IRON CROSS BEAUTIFUL ART

[Rare painted on Iron Cross insignia]. We offer only genuine original items.

German army field helmet WITH CAMOUFLAGE FIELD PAINT and a painted on Iron Cross. There are at least five, if not six, still strong field colors in a random pattern with heavy black border lines. Symbol of the first World War. Numeral on inside appears to be stamped 62.

The individual soldier camouflaged his own helmet as he deemed to be most effective after an order of July 7, 1918, from the German General Staff ordered a camouflage pattern over the earlier standard field grey. The camouflage pattern for new helmets was painted over a green or brown base coat.

A colored lozenge pattern was applied, with the random black stripes separating the green, yellow ocher, rust brown, subdued reddish, and sometimes grey camouflage colors. Helmets already in the field were to be painted in camouflage colors as well as battle situations allowed. Some few camouflage helmets as this one also exist where some colors are blended together, without or with out the black border striping. Camouflage helmets, in spite of the official General Staff order for all helmets to be camouflaged, are now quite rare. Notice too the painted IRON CROSS. Likely this German soldier was awarded the Iron Cross and he proudly displayed it on his helmet. Steel helmet is not damaged, leather liner is no longer on the band, and a bit of rust inside top where it was possibly used for water for coffee or something. I pack up the winni ng orders quickly as I can, we have a packing room all set up for me. Some days are good, some days are not so good. There are times I cannot manage to pack up the winning orders, so there may be a day or two delay. All the Middle East with the. Sorry this has to be inforced, we no longer can handle the losses. NOTE: If there is advertising below and a web link, this is. NOT US , and we do not endorse any item that is being offered in those links. We offer only genuine items , no worthless copies or reprints or reproductions. The item "GERMAN HELMET WWI ORIGINAL PAINT CAMOUFLAGED PAINTED IRON CROSS BEAUTIFUL ART" is in sale since Thursday, February 11, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\Germany\Hats & Helmets". The seller is "cptkneecap" and is located in North Dighton, Massachusetts.

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• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany

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