Original German WWII Civic Beaded M40 Steel Helmet - Repainted with Post War Liner - ET64 Russian Army most likely salvaged from a

most likely salvaged from a damaged musket

and from 1884 to his death in 1902

Our example is marked Manufacture Impériale de Chatellerault Mars 1855 on the spine of the blade

He founded his own company

with the usual medium center ridge construction

Original German WWII Civic Beaded M40 Steel Helmet - Repainted with Post War Liner - ET64 Russian Army most likely salvaged from aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice and somewhat rare genuine steel construction M40 "Beaded" Third Reich helmet. These helmets were essentially like the Military issue, however the steel was not as high quality. They were given a "bead" around the edge, to avoid mixing them up with the military version. This example looks to have been used post war, and was completely repainted, and fitted with a post war German style 7 finger