DESCRIPTION
This is a mid war produced M42 helmet by the Eisenwerkes factory in the city of Thale, Germany (ET/CKl). The paint is oil based enamel with a smooth feld grau color on the inside and a rough textured feld grau paint on the helmet's exterior. Based on it's mid war rear lot number of 2770 this helmet would have originally had an Heer eagle on the wearer's left hand side and so one could be added or an SS decal or left simply left alone as it is. Based on it's large size this helmet is ready to be worn by anyone needing a helmet for historical re-enacting. The size 66/59 means that it is large enough to fit most modern men's heads of today quite comfortably.
$425
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HELMETS OF WAR INC.
PO Box 555
Champlain, NY 12919-0555
Shipping to Anywhere USA/Canada: $22 with full tracking numbers.
Shipping to Europe/UK: $65 with full tracking numbers.
Shipping to Australia/New Zealand: $75 with full tracking numbers.
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GERMAN HELMET FACTORY PRODUCTION CODES
(Every original German helmet produced from 1935 to 45 had two factory stampings punched into the side and rear or both in the rear. The alpha numeric number refers to the factory location and the inside metric circumference in centimeters. The rear lot number refers to the production run and was used as a quality control measure. The font styles used at each factory were slightly different but highly consistent throughout the war and so fakes or reproductions will either not have these numbers at all or they will use the wrong font style or letter spacing and so are easily identified as post war made.)
(FS or EF)-Emaillierwerke AG, Fulda, Germany
(ET or ckl)-Eisenhuttenwerke, Thale, Germany
(Q)-Quist, Esslingen, Germany
(NS)-Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke, Schwerte, Germany
(SE or hkp)-Sachsische Emaillier u. Stanzwerke, Lauter, Germany
