Original German WWII Luftwaffe Single Decal Three-Color Camouflage Overpaint M40 Helmet- 1942 Dated - ET62 Edged Weapons Barely two hundred -3 Hellcats

Barely two hundred -3 Hellcats were completed with AIA fittings

The following information was taken from a veterans grandson who pulled it from the Battalion book that was given to the 1st Battalion 417th Regiment

Its construction from inferior chrome-molybdenum steel limited its ability to protect the wearer from gunfire or shrapnel

The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment jumped in advance of the Normandy invasion in the early hours of June 6th

Further details on the DRK Hewer:

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Single Decal Three-Color Camouflage Overpaint M40 Helmet- 1942 Dated - ET62 Edged Weapons Barely two hundred -3 HellcatsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is what we all look for and can never find; an incredible 100% authentic Single Decal Three Color Camouflage Overpaint Model 1940 German Luftwaffe Helmet! This helmet was just located out of the woodwork in Pennsylvania, and is fresh to the collector market, having been located in the same house for the last 70+ years. Original German camouflage painted helmets have become increasingly hard to locate in recent years.