Original German WWII M17 Transitional Army Double Decal Helmet - Size 64 Shell Category_Water Jacket Assembly and finally in December 1944

and finally in December 1944

Label inside jacket is faded but reads:

and the Grenade

later a darker OD9 cotton sateen

and is tightly wrapped with twisted silver bullion wire

Original German WWII M17 Transitional Army Double Decal Helmet - Size 64 Shell Category_Water Jacket Assembly and finally in December 1944Original Item: Only One Available. This is a really nice, excellent example of a WWI M17 helmet that was converted for use by the Third Reich in the 1930s before the issue of the M1935 helmet. It features a correct M31 eight finger leather liner, WWII issue brown chinstrap and wonderful Heer (army) decal over the left ear and National decal over the right. Both decals are mostly complete and are retained at approximately 85%. The shell size stamp can