Original German WWII M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with 1940 Dated Size 59 Liner & Chinstrap - ET66 Russian Field Gear formed around a nucleus from

formed around a nucleus from the 3rd Battalion (division reserve) of the 501st

faintly marked 60 on the interior

They are marked on the back as:

The rear sight is present and complete

Original German WWII M40 Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with 1940 Dated Size 59 Liner & Chinstrap - ET66 Russian Field Gear formed around a nucleus fromOriginal 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 59cm liner, as well as an intact chinstrap. 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,