Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet Shell with Replicated Panel Camouflage Paint - marked E.T.64 Category_Martini-Henry Parts when "Doc" was well enough

when "Doc" was well enough to fly

The back of the bakelite housing still has the complete manufacturers information:

These silk flags are all in surpassingly stable condition despite the delicate material and the years of use and storage behind them

Original Item: Found and purchased from the Finnish Army

the 3rd in 1898

Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet Shell with Replicated Panel Camouflage Paint - marked E.T.64 Category_Martini-Henry Parts when "Doc" was well enoughOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice German WWI M16 Stahlhelm (steel helmet) Helmet shell, which looks to have originally been in "battlefield pickup" condition. There is definitely oxidation on the inside, and signs of oxidation on the outside. It was then repainted on the outside with a very nice replicated "panel camouflage" pattern, very popular during WWI. At some point there were also three holes added near the rim of the