April 5, 2024
Genuine WW1 German M16 Helmet,"Somme Battlefield Relic".
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GENUINE WW1 GERMAN M16 COMBAT HELMET "VIMY RIDGE BATTLEFIELD RELIC" THE SOMME FROM MY LATE FATHERS MILITARIA COLLECTION HE HAD BEEN EXCAVATING & COLLECTING A WIDE RANGE OF WW1 & WW2 ARTIFACTS FROM THE LATE 1960'S TO THE MID 80'S IN FRANCE,POLAND & BELGIUM CONSISTING OF HELMETS,RIFLES,BAYONETS,BANNERS ETC.. THIS GERMAN M16 RELIC IS LABELLED AS (FOUND AUG 1976,"M16-VIMY RIDGE") "LAST OF THE FEW HELMETS REMAINING" WW1 SOMME BATTLEFIELD RELIC M16 HELMET. SOLID & HEAVY BATTLEFIELD RELIC M16 WITH A NICE PATINA.. IMPACT SUSTAINED TO REAR R/H SIDE OF CROWN,HOWEVER THERES NO DISTORTION TO SHAPE NOR IS THE STRUCTURE WEAKENED.. BOTH ORIGINAL LARGE AIR VENT LUGS ARE INTACT & SECURE, CHINSTRAP POSTS ARE ALSO PRESENT. ROLLED EDGE/RIM IS VERY GOOD ALL ROUND.. ITS A SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE HELMET,OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE AT LINER BAND SECURING APERTURES MEASURES AT APPROX 65cm MAKING IT A SIZE 64. "THIS HELMET 'HASNT' BEEN VARNISHED OR LAQUERED, ITS PURELY THE PATINA & REFLECTION OF CAMERA FLASH." MANUFACTURERS STAMP MAY POSSIBLY BE FOUND WITH SOME RESTO-WORK IF YOUVE GOT THE TIME & INCLINATION TO DO SO,BUT DONT HOLD ME TO THAT AS MY EYESIGHT ISNT TOO GOOD! ALL IN ALL A VERY NICE, SOLID EXAMPLE OF A GENUINE WW1 GERMAN M16 BATTLEFIELD RELIC, SLIGHTLY MORE DESIRABLE WITH IT HAVING THE LARGER VENT LUGS DUE TO ITS SMALLER SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR
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