Original German WWII M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with 1940 Dated Size 58 Liner- SE68 British Field Gear Unique Serial Number

Unique Serial Number

All 3 zippers appear to be original and in functioning order

The fittings are all plated and then oxidized

The interior lining has been torn and the inner tin foil underlay (used to deflect heat) is exposed and partly missing

pulling this removed the wire so the grenade could be thrown

Original German WWII M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with 1940 Dated Size 58 Liner- SE68 British Field Gear Unique Serial NumberOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice all original example Model 1940 German WWII helmet with a single Luftwaffe Eagle decal and size 58cm liner, which was modified during the war. This stamped sheet steel construction helmet still retains most of the original lightly textured Luftwaffe Fliegerblau (flyer's blue) paint, which utilized aluminum oxide as a texturing agent. There is scuffing to the paint and some worked in dirt,