WW2 German Battle Damaged M42 Army/Waffen SS Helmet

A battle damaged midwar non decalled M42 helmet as worn by Army & Waffen SS troops in slate grey paint & with penetration damage to front forehead area.
Examining the impact to the front of the shell it appears to be caused by shrapnel from a blast as there are two other smaller dents around the hole. The finish is in a typical rough textured grey paint to exterior smooth to underside . All three liner pins are undisturbed & undamaged . As is often the case with these later production M42 helmets the maker initials are difficult to discern however the size can be seen as '66' with a batch number of '5415'. The sheepskin leather liner shows light wear with with size stamp '58'. This helmet is a capture piece which has had 'Gendarmerie' rubber stampings placed around the liner presumably in the postwar period.

Code: 525