Original German WWII M18 Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with Wartime Liner & Chinstrap - Stamped W66 Hotchkiss MG The gold border and blue

The gold border and blue field are inspired by the colors of Army Aviation

which are machine woven from silver bullion thread with a Karminrot (carmine red) background

The barrel is also marked on the left side of the breech with the CROWN / CROSSED SCEPTERS / BPC "proof" and CROWN / CROSSED SCEPTERS / V "viewed" marks from the English city of Birmingham

Good to Very Good Condition

Original German WWII M18 Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with Wartime Liner & Chinstrap - Stamped W66 Hotchkiss MG The gold border and blueOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a WWI M18 helmet, which was converted for use by the Third Reich in the 1930s before the widespread issue of the M1935 helmet. This would involve repainting, and the helmet was then fitted with a pre war M 31 Leather liner, with the correct WWII pattern split pins. It looks like it was probably in service for some time, as it now has a wartime Panzergrau (Armor Gray) color lightly textured