Original German WWII "Attic Find" M40 Single Decal Army Heer Helmet with 56cm Liner & Chinstrap - ET64 German Documents & Books Rusling of the Quartermaster's Department

Rusling of the Quartermaster's Department had recommended in 1867 that cavalry exclusively use the carbine against mounted Indian raiders

The right butt stock has been personalized with the initials H W P

For a week the regiment conducted several attacks against die-hard enemy troops

The metalwork has a worn plum patina

Pewter spout is bent on one side but is maker marked with a stamped (but hard to read)  HADDEN

Original German WWII "Attic Find" M40 Single Decal Army Heer Helmet with 56cm Liner & Chinstrap - ET64 German Documents & Books Rusling of the Quartermaster's DepartmentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great all original example of a German Model 40 Steel helmet, as issued to the Wehrmacht Heer (army), straight out of an attic where it lay untouched for decades! It shows lovely period service wear in the form of chipped paint and oxidation on the shell of the helmet. There also is some flaking, probably due long term attic storage. However it still retains over 90% of it's original lightly textured