Original German WWII Netherlands Battlefield Pickup Shot-through M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Helmet Military Equipment and has surface rust much

and has surface rust much like the hilt

and all the rivets are solidly attached

Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron

As this was never issued

however these are extremely rare and often in poor condition

Original German WWII Netherlands Battlefield Pickup Shot-through M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Helmet Military Equipment and has surface rust muchOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a genuine "Battlefield Pickup" example of a German WWII M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger (Paratrooper) Helmet. It was recovered some time after the war in Lichtenvoorde, a small town in the eastern Netherlands. The helmet had lain for some time undisturbed, so all of the original rigging and liner are completely absent, and it is now just a shell. Amazingly, there is still some of the original paint present, mostly on