Original Netherlands WWII Dutch M23/27 Steel Helmet With Badge and Original Paint Spanish Flags The barrel still has much

The barrel still has much of the original bluing present

though the the flat wire catch is missing

and a stickpin-style national eagle composed of faded brass with an integral metal tri-color cockade with a felt insert is attached at front over the ribbon

A very rare 4th Marines grouping from a soldier that served before and during World War Two in the Pacific Theater and China

Offered in GRADE 2 condition

Original Netherlands WWII Dutch M23/27 Steel Helmet With Badge and Original Paint Spanish Flags The barrel still has muchOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original pre WWII Dutch M23 27 or M28 Dutch military steel helmet with original inlaid copper shield, which depicts the Dutch Republic Lion or the Coat of Arms of Netherlands. It still has the original green paint on the exterior, so it was not repainted during the German occupation or post war, something that is rare to see. The Dutch had a very small army in the 1920's and thus only produced very small