Original German WWII Heer Army No Decal M40 Steel Helmet with Sawdust Textured Camouflage - Size 64 Shell Flags & Signs The labels are all legible

The labels are all legible and marked in black letter typeface:

and came blued and case hardened from the factory

and has a brown leather sweatband embossed with EREL PATENT / STIRNSCHÜTZ on the left side

The katana has a handmade blade with a Futsu 普通 (regular) Nakago (tang) with an Haagari (asymmetrically rounded) nakago-jiri

Original German WWII Heer Army No Decal M40 Steel Helmet with Sawdust Textured Camouflage - Size 64 Shell Flags & Signs The labels are all legibleOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Straight out of an attic collection in Ohio! This is a fantastic patinated all original example of a German WWII M40 helmet, issued to the Heer (Army). This stamped sheet steel construction helmet looks to have been in service for some time, and had the shell field repainted with a fantastic camouflage paint job, utilizing sawdust as a texturing agent. There are multiple layers of paint, which then wore down, giving it a