1308 WWII GERMAN LUFTWAFFE M1916/17 REISSUED HELMET.

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This item SOLD at 2023 May 12 @ 14:55UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 450.00 USD
Estimated at 900.00 - 1,300.00 USD

This reissued helmet has a dark gray-blue painted finish on a M1916/17 shell. The left side has a Luftwaffe decal and the right has the National Colors. The inside crown of the helmet is stamped “BW326” and the inside left is stamped “_.F.64”. There is no chinstrap and the helmet retains a partial brown 3-pad WWI style liner. CONDITION: helmet finish is approx. 97%. The Luftwaffe decal is 99% and the National Colors decal is 96%. Liner shows moderate wear with minor losses and separation. PROVENANCE: From the Lifelong Collection of Glen E. Mattox. (02-18924/BF). $900-1,300.