This is a German soldiers M1916 steel helmet lovely fantastic semi-relic condition as it is much better condition then a normal relic helmet and the very rare bit with a least half of its original green, brown and yellow camouflage paintwork which is very clear see on the inside and the outside of the helmet which dates it to late 1917. The helmet is only lightly rusty with no holes or damage at all it is still smooth to the touch not even that pitted at all it could be restored if you wanted to with a liner it is that good. The helmet is very solid and is not braking up or falling apart but does not have any of its leather liner but it has the liner ring still in place and it does have its chin strap brackets for leather chin strap still attached, it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. This M16 steel helmet was recovered years ago on the battlefield of Passchendaele during the third battle of Ypres 1917.
The helmet comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures of soldier wearing this helmet and diagram pictures and map.
Passchendaele is small village five miles north-east of Ypres is the name by which the final stages of the Third Battle of Ypres is known. It is the name, along with the Somme, which has come to symbolise the Great War for many. The Third battle of Ypres was preceded by the attack on Messines ridge in June 1917. The main battle commenced on the 31st of July 1917, and stretched on until November the 10th, 1917.The final phase, the advance on Passchendaele, took place in October and November, the aim being to take the strategically important high ground of the Passchendaele ridge. The first battle of Passchendaele, on the 12th October, failed to take the village, and the second battle of Passchendaele lasted from the 26th of October until the 10th of November.
This is a German soldiers M1916 steel helmet lovely fantastic semi-relic condition as it is much better condition then a normal relic helmet and the very rare bit with a least half of its original green, brown and yellow camouflage paintwork which is very clear see on the inside and the outside of the helmet which dates it to late 1917. The helmet is only lightly rusty with no holes or damage at all it is still smooth to the touch not even that pitted at all it could be restored if you wanted to with a liner it is that good. The helmet is very solid and is not braking up or falling apart but does not have any of its leather liner but it has the liner ring still in place and it does have its chin strap brackets for leather chin strap still attached, it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. This M16 steel helmet was recovered years ago on the battlefield of Passchendaele during the third battle of Ypres 1917.
The helmet comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures of soldier wearing this helmet and diagram pictures and map.
Passchendaele is small village five miles north-east of Ypres is the name by which the final stages of the Third Battle of Ypres is known. It is the name, along with the Somme, which has come to symbolise the Great War for many. The Third battle of Ypres was preceded by the attack on Messines ridge in June 1917. The main battle commenced on the 31st of July 1917, and stretched on until November the 10th, 1917.The final phase, the advance on Passchendaele, took place in October and November, the aim being to take the strategically important high ground of the Passchendaele ridge. The first battle of Passchendaele, on the 12th October, failed to take the village, and the second battle of Passchendaele lasted from the 26th of October until the 10th of November.
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