Original Imperial German WWI M16 Turtle Camouflage Painted Stahlhelm with Likely Mustard Gas Exposed Liner & Chinstrap - ET64 Japanese Militaria so finding a marked cylinder

so finding a marked cylinder is a real rarity

The shoulder boards have the correct Wiesengrün (Meadow Green) colored backing

as the stitches of the bottom go over the soutache ends

This example has a more ceremonial style hilt with a polished ray skin grip covered mostly by embossed sheet silver

either pin-striped or plain white like these

Original Imperial German WWI M16 Turtle Camouflage Painted Stahlhelm with Likely Mustard Gas Exposed Liner & Chinstrap - ET64 Japanese Militaria so finding a marked cylinderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a stunning example of an original M1916 Stahlhelm painted in an attractive turtle style camouflage, with the original factory paint being partially covered by splotches of black bordered brown paint, likely meant to resemble fall foliage, which makes sense considering these helmets were painted following Ludendorffs July 1918 Camouflage Directive. What is very off putting about this example at first glance is