Original German WWII Luftwaffe M40 Single Decal Helmet with 55cm Liner & Chinstrap - Stamped Q62 Fusee Spring & Cover we assume it was put

we assume it was put back into service during WWI and issued to a replacement battalion of the 4th Garde regiment

It must have been a -- maybe a month or so

and it also has ornate wire wrappings

The reason why there was no problems with fragmentation might be related to the fact that the Finns used only TNT in hand grenades that they manufactured - not some less effective explosive

complete with serial matched bring back papers from a Captain with the 819th Engineer Battalion

Original German WWII Luftwaffe M40 Single Decal Helmet with 55cm Liner & Chinstrap - Stamped Q62 Fusee Spring & Cover we assume it was putOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely original Model 1940 German WWII helmet with a single Luftwaffe Eagle decal and 1940 dated size 55 liner. This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains over 90% of the original smooth Luftwaffe Fliegerblau (Flyer's Blue) Blue Gray paint, and really has a great look! Shortly after this helmet is made the Luftwaffe would move to a textured finish for their helmets. The decal is retained at close