Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet with Panel Camouflage Paint and Liner - marked ET64 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia and were purchased as a

and were purchased as a memento of military service in the specific theatre of operation

which was liable to jam in muddy or dirty conditions due to issues with poor dimensional tolerances

The barrel is now 35 1/2" in length and the rifled musket is 48 1/2" overall

The maker is marked with two characters: 武 久- TAKEHISA

Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet with Panel Camouflage Paint and Liner - marked ET64 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia and were purchased as aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a totally original WWI German M16 Helmet, with a very nice "paneled" camouflage paint scheme, with lots of brown and green. This was a very popular type of camouflage used on both sides of WWI. The stamped, sheet steel construction, helmet retains about 90% of its original hand painted camouflage paint. This was painted over the original field gray paint, so this is visible in areas