Original German WWII Army Heer M40 Service Worn Single Decal Steel Helmet with 55cm Liner - hkp62 16th Century - Regimental Officer's waist belt

- Regimental Officer's waist belt of black leather with gold including both sword carrying straps that can be used when inverted as cross straps for a document pouch to center of back

with a patent marking on the right side above the hole for the front sight: PAT APR 16TH 72

the Army saw the merit in small special operations units

The left side of the stock bears a faint government inspector SWP / 1891 cartouche

The enamel remains perfect on these swass

Original German WWII Army Heer M40 Service Worn Single Decal Steel Helmet with 55cm Liner - hkp62 16th Century - Regimental Officer's waist beltOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice all original service worn example of a German WWII M40 helmet, issued to the Heer (Army). This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains much of its original lightly textured field gray paint but does show paint loss and other wear, typical of a helmet that was used in the field. The entire inside of the shell has lightly textured paint as well, so it does not look like a field repaint. The