Original U.S. WWII M1944 Helmet Net with Band & Original Tag - Rare Field Gear located in the Black Forest

located in the Black Forest of Southwest Germany

the barrel band swivel is frozen

In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz

It does however look like the hammer has been repaired

which caused serious flooding

Original U.S. WWII M1944 Helmet Net with Band & Original Tag - Rare Field Gear located in the Black ForestOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an increasingly scarce M1944 helmet net which is entirely unissued and even retains the original instruction tag attached to the helmet band. The band of this example is rather stiff but still stretches, a telltale sign of the M1944 U. S. helmet net. The original tag reads: NET, HELMET, with BAND USES: 1. To break up the helmet silhouette. 2. To secure camouflage foliage to helmet. 3. To prevent glare. The