Luftwaffe Camouflage “SHOOTING STAR” Fallschirmjäger Helmet
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Luftwaffe Camouflage M1938 Fallschirmjäger Helmet with rare ‘Shooting Star’ strum regiment tactical marking on left side sometimes referred to as the ‘Ramcke Shooting Star’; steel spanner-bolt helmet retaining a 80% of its original tan-sand Camouflage finish over its original early feldgrun color still visible inside of helmet; helmet is stamped ET68 in side skirt & lot number 1218 in back of rear skirt; a nice supple beige leather, un-darkened liner with two rear pads missing; liner is ink stamped with later ‘Heisler Berlin C2’ makers printing along with usual size printing of liner/helmet size ‘58/68’; original, full brown leather chinstrap harness with brown snap showing only slight use; an untampered-with textbook Camo Para helmet. (This helmet is pictured in the Schiffer publication: “German Headgear in WWII” pg.255).
