Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet with Liner by Gebrüder Bing A.G. - Very Rare Maker Cannons and its bird's head gutta-percha

and its bird's head gutta-percha grips bear the Colt prancing horse logo on each side

with a slightly curved stag horn grip

Bruno Görlich

marked to Fred Zinn:

They are not in a consistent location but they all are below the 10000 units that were produced

Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet with Liner by Gebrüder Bing A.G. - Very Rare Maker Cannons and its bird's head gutta-perchaOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a totally original WWI German M16 Helmet, with good original paint and an M1917 liner. This example was manufactured by one of the rarest makers of the M1916 Stahlhelm, Gebrder Bing A. G. The helmet still has both the dome headed chinstrap retaining rivets, which hold the interior pickelhaube style chin strap lugs in place. This example actually retains both of the end pieces of the original