Original German WWII M17 Transitional Army Double Decal Helmet - Size 64 Shell Water Jacket Assembly He flew as a gunner

He flew as a gunner on missions in the Spring and Summer of 1944 on various planes including B-24s The Duchess 42-94861

Raised: 1741 as Hussar Regiment von Ruesch (or Black Hussars)

which happened to the majority of MkI production

to get to the point

The US government was unwilling to supply the Tsarist Russian government with the guns and there is some doubt as to whether they were actually delivered

Original German WWII M17 Transitional Army Double Decal Helmet - Size 64 Shell Water Jacket Assembly He flew as a gunnerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a really nice, excellent example of a WWI M17 helmet that was converted for use by the Third Reich in the 1930s before the issue of the M1935 helmet. It features a correct M31 eight finger leather liner, WWII issue brown chinstrap and wonderful Heer (army) decal over the left ear and National decal over the right. Both decals are mostly complete and are retained at approximately 85%. The shell size stamp can