Original German WWII M40 Refurbished WWI Veteran Panel Style Camouflage Chicken Wire Helmet - Stamped EF64 British Ordnance The culmination of the struggle

The culmination of the struggle in the air in the spring of 1972 was 10 May

but across the front of the cap was an eight and a quarter inch high tombstone shaped piece of felt

with each stripe a different piece of cloth

This helmet is heat lot stamped 325E which indicates the approximate manufacture date of October/November 1942

A nearly identical box without contents can be found in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History at this link

Original German WWII M40 Refurbished WWI Veteran Panel Style Camouflage Chicken Wire Helmet - Stamped EF64 British Ordnance The culmination of the struggleOriginal 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 E. F. 64, indicating that Emaillierwerke AG, of Fulda, Germany manufactured it. It is also stamped with lot number 442 under the rear skirt. Size 64 is a nice medium size that can accommodate liners from 56cm to 57cm or US 7 to 7 1 8. Size 64 shells are