Original German WWII Austrian M17 Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with Period Applied Net and 58cm Liner - Size 66 Shell Miscellaneous Gun Parts Army Technical Sgt

Army Technical Sgt

This unfortunately extended to uses for prisoners and Shoah victims as well

The helmet liner does not have the extra rear liner support sometimes seen

The sweatband has what appear to be burn marks on one side

Original German WWII Austrian M17 Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with Period Applied Net and 58cm Liner - Size 66 Shell Miscellaneous Gun Parts Army Technical SgtOriginal Item: Only One Available. Austria Hungary purchased about 416,000 German helmets from November 1916 until the end of the war, and also began its own licensed production starting in May 1917. Around a million Stahlhelm of all variants were issued until the end of the war. The Austrian M17 helmet was similar to the German M16 but was colored golden brown (known as Isonzo braun), had a cloth chinstrap and had the chinstrap rivet located higher