Original German WWII M40 Refurbished Textured Normandy Camouflage Chicken Wire SS Helmet - Stamped EF66 Brown Bess The brown leather sweatband is

The brown leather sweatband is still partly present

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It is decorated with a high end hand embroidered silver bullion eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silver bullion embroidered wreath surrounding an embroidered tri-color cockade on the band

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The rubber doughnut ring is still present

Original German WWII M40 Refurbished Textured Normandy Camouflage Chicken Wire SS Helmet - Stamped EF66 Brown Bess The brown leather sweatband isOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fine example of totally original Model M40 M 1940 German WW2 large size 66 helmet shell, refurbished by a master German camouflage restorer. The shell is stamped EF66, indicating that Emaillierwerke AG, of Fulda, Germany manufactured it. It is also stamped with lot number 273 under the rear skirt. Size 66 is a nice large size that can accommodate liners from 58cm to 59cm or US 7 1 4 to 7 3 8. Size 66 shells are