2365 REISSUED WWI GERMAN M1916/17 LUFTWAFFE HELMET.

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Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 400.00 USD
Estimated at 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD

A scarce example of an M1916/17 helmet repainted in period & reissued during the early years of WWII. Helmet is painted a deep steel blue w/ a Luftwaffe decal on the left side & National Colors decal on the right. 3 Pad brown leather liner w/ 2 tongues per pad. Black leather chinstrap. Helmet is stamped on the inside left, "BF62". CONDITION: helmet retains approx. 95% of the original repainted finish. Luftwaffe decal is approx. 85%. National Colors decal is approx. 90%. PROVENANCE: The Cullen Smith Estate Collection. (02-17263/BF). $800-1,200.