Original German WWII Austrian M17 Transitional Heer Army Double Decal Helmet Replaced Period Relic Liner & Chinstrap Ordnance and "crusade"

and "crusade"

and the securing flap tore away long ago

The Massive bore measures over an inch in diameter and takes a one-inch ball wrapped in leather propelled by a substantial charge of black powder

is the abbreviation for famous maker Richard Rinker G

Original German WWII Austrian M17 Transitional Heer Army Double Decal Helmet Replaced Period Relic Liner & Chinstrap Ordnance and "crusade"Original Item: Only One Available. Austria Hungary purchased about 416,000 German helmets from November 1916 until the end of the war, and also began its own licensed production starting in May 1917. Around a million Stahlhelm of all variants were issued until the end of the war. The Austrian M17 helmet was similar to the German M16 but was colored golden brown (known as Isonzo braun), had a cloth chinstrap and had the chinstrap rivet located higher