Original German WWII Austrian M17 Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with Period Applied Net and 58cm Liner - Size 66 Shell Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts indicating it was made during

indicating it was made during the second year of production for this model

The Courland Pocket was a pocket located on the Courland Peninsula (Kurland in German) in Latvia on the Eastern Front of World War II from 9 October 1944 to 10 May 1945

There also used to be a leather strap on front over the closure strap

Overall fine and ready for display

In October 1967

Original German WWII Austrian M17 Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with Period Applied Net and 58cm Liner - Size 66 Shell Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts indicating it was made duringOriginal Item: Only One Available. Austria Hungary purchased about 416,000 German helmets from November 1916 until the end of the war, and also began its own licensed production starting in May 1917. Around a million Stahlhelm of all variants were issued until the end of the war. The Austrian M17 helmet was similar to the German M16 but was colored golden brown (known as Isonzo braun), had a cloth chinstrap and had the chinstrap rivet located higher