Original German WWII USGI Captured and Decorated M42 Steel Helmet with 59cm Liner - Stamped ET66 British Bayonets The bottoms of the legs

The bottoms of the legs have 4 inch long side slits with rayon ties on the bottom

The sides and bottom

Fest steht und treu

and what looks to be a Sudetenland or War Cross of Honor

Original German WWII USGI Captured and Decorated M42 Steel Helmet with 59cm Liner - Stamped ET66 British Bayonets The bottoms of the legsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Straight from the attic! This is a lovely all original example of a late war German Model 42 Heer Army "Single Decal" Steel helmet, which was captured and decorated by a USGI during the war. It looks to have seen a good amount of use, and as with many later war helmets, did not have any decals installed. However to add to it, the USGI who captured it painted a Reichsadler on it using white paint, most likely during