Original German WWII M40 Luftwaffe Helmet with Period Applied Burlap & German Issue Jute Foliage Net with 56cm Liner - Stamped hkp64 Category_Blunderbuss with each side of the

with each side of the brim turned up and secured by button snaps on either side

and also has the V / P / Eagle's Head proof marks intact

The original chin strap is still present

The form is dated May 16th

With America thrust into the war

Original German WWII M40 Luftwaffe Helmet with Period Applied Burlap & German Issue Jute Foliage Net with 56cm Liner - Stamped hkp64 Category_Blunderbuss with each side of theOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an incredibly scarce, all original example of a German Model 40 Steel helmet, as issued to the Luftwaffe (Air Force). The helmet has a period burlap sack applied to the exterior with a German foliage net securing it. There is just enough open around the decal to show it is a Luftwaffe helmet, though we are unsure if this tearing of the burlap was done period or later by a collector to confirm the decal. The