Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Army Helmet Shell M17 Liner Band - marked ET64 U.S. Grenades GERMANY where they are recorded

GERMANY where they are recorded to have worked as gunsmiths in the 1700's

As a result of the increased head wounds and the development of the first "modern" steel helmets by the French army in early 1915 and by the British army later that year the German army began tests for their own steel helmet at the Kummersdorf Proving Grounds in November

24 inch octagonal barrel and full-length magazine tube

3500" remains

with just one small spot where it has flaked off

Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Army Helmet Shell M17 Liner Band - marked ET64 U.S. Grenades GERMANY where they are recordedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a totally original WWI German M16 Helmet shell, with the standard dark green field gray paint. The stamped, sheet steel construction helmet retains less than 40% of its original paint, and is in very good shape. The paint is somewhat shiny, so it may have been lacquered by a collector in the past to preserve it. It also has a crack on the upper rear of the helmet, spreading from a small