Original German WWII Heer Army M40 No Decal Steel Helmet with 1943 Dated 57cm Liner and Broken Chinstrap - Stamped 64 nChannel General Sir Claude Auchinleck

General Sir Claude Auchinleck

and is only the second example that we have had

with a 6½” blade

Someone has scratched in the name SPENCER on the left side of the barrel in front of the receiver

and the type of photographic process used

Original German WWII Heer Army M40 No Decal Steel Helmet with 1943 Dated 57cm Liner and Broken Chinstrap - Stamped 64 nChannel General Sir Claude AuchinleckOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice all original example of a German Model 40 Steel helmet, as issued to the Wehrmacht Heer (army). This stamped sheet steel construction helmet has a great service used look to the textured feldgrau (field gray) paint on the exterior, showing overall wear and some areas of paint loss and oxidation, giving it a great "been there" look! The interior paint is a better retained, showing just a few areas