German WWI M16 1st Model Steel Helmet with Aged Hand Painted Camouflage British Replica Even comes complete with the

Even comes complete with the original brass cap

they only fit onto brass elevating wheels

Obsoleted in 1931 most were officially destroyed during the scrap metal drives of WW2

s Kit uses a special variation of the standard equipment pouch that is closed with a leather strap and buckle for greater security over the standard infantry closure

The DP machine gun was supplemented in the 1950s by the more modern RPD machine gun and entirely replaced in Soviet service by the general purpose PK machine gun in the 1960s

German WWI M16 1st Model Steel Helmet with Aged Hand Painted Camouflage British Replica Even comes complete with theNew Made Item: This all steel helmet comes complete with the early model features, such as a early war three piece padded leather liner, a Pickelhaulbe style thick leather adjustable chin strap with securing rings to the inside of the helmet bowl. Both of these features were changed for the M 1918 Production. This M 1916 has the required "horns" for ventilation and for mounting the Sniper Brow Plate. It also has the signature German Helmet rolled