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**RARE**UN-TOUCHED AS FOUND**ORIGINAL**WW1 German Army M16 Steel Combat Helmet With Original Sectional Camouflage Paint, Padded Liner & Chin Strap. HE 861

WW1 M16 /17 German camouflage combat helmets had many paint design variants, see pages 46-95 of Helmets of the First War By Haselgrove & Radovic where variants of these sectioned camo helmets are illustrated and described and page 131 of the same book where original wartime black & white photos of German soldiers captured during the British attack on Moyenneville, August 1918 wearing sectioned camouflaged Model 1916 / 17 helmets are illustrated (reference: British Imperial War Museum IWM Q 6981). This WW1 German M16 Combat helmet is as found & has not been messed with. It has its original camouflage sectioned paint pattern in shades of greens and browns sectioned by broad black painted lines. It has no dents and all rivets are in place together with its chin strap lugs fitted with original leather chin strap. The helmet has its original leather headband liner with cloth pads stuffed with horsehair. The inside rim of the helmet has no visible maker, date or batch marks. The helmet is approx UK size 7. The price for this rare helmet with original camouflage paint includes UK delivery. HE 861