The world had never seen an army like the German army of WW2; as Winston Churchill once said, "If it is to live in peace, it must never see another". At its apogee, Germany's conquests extended from the French channel ports in the West to Stalingrad in the East. Nothing symbolized the hard fighting German soldaten of WW2 more than the iconic stahlhelm, with its distinctive, sinister profile. The M-42 was the last iteration of the wartime German steel helmet, with drilled air vents and a raw, flanged edge rim. This German Army WW2 Heer Single Decal NS62 M-42 Stahlhelm Steel Combat Helmet is in good condition, with a glossy dark olive green period field repainted exterior finish, moderate scattered scratching, finish abrading, and spot patina around the exterior, heavy tearing to the leather liner, much of which is now missing, the metal adjustment buckle having torn away from the end of the left chinstrap, and remaining connected to the right chinstrap, some scattered finish abrading and spot patina around the inside, some dusting around the interior crown, and with some overall age wear evident. Otherwise, the helmet is in fine shape, with absolutely no dents, cracking, or other damage to the tough steel construction, which retains approximately 70% of the glossy dark olive green period repainted exterior finish. Most interestingly, it boasts the original "gold toned" Heer single decal at the left crown, sports the classic M-42 stamped air vents and raw, flanged edge rim, and is lightly stamped with the maker and size code "NS62" at the interior left ear, denoting it's a Size Small, and was produced by Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke, Schwerte. It carries the German soldier's surname "Moser" hand painted in white at the interior middle back skirt, covering the lot number, features all three of the original split rivets, the original aluminum liner band with rounded chinstrap bales, a remnant of the original brown leather lappet liner with brown leather connecting lace, and the original brown leather chinstraps, and is a fine example of a rare, original German Army WW2 Heer Single Decal NS62 M-42 Stahlhelm Steel Combat Helmet.
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