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Product Description: This M38 Fallschirmjäger Helmet is an early and completely untouched piece, extremely hard to find and desirable. This was the jump helmet type worn by airborne troops. The steel shell retains nearly all of its early smooth feldgrau M40 spec paint, with scattered small marks from use and a mild age patina. The shell was made by ET and is a size 68. The correct original ET style Luftwaffe flying eagle and swastika decal rates approximately 95 percent intact and shows normal age toning. All four of the original early spanner style bolts that retain the liner system are are intact. Inside, this M38 Fallschirmjäger Helmet is complete and all original, with evidence of daily wear to the liner leather. All of the black neoprene pads are intact. The original black ink stamps for the maker and the helmet’s sizes can be seen on the leather liner system, which shows some expected age toning. The original and fully intact chinstrap is in place and held to the liner system with its original nuts, that have not been turned. The metalwork on the chinstrap shows normal age and patina. This very nice and untouched FJ helmet would be extremely difficult to upgrade. This is a top shelf piece, in excellent condition.
Historical Description: The airborne troops (Fallschirmjäger) of Germany’s Army and Air Force were equipped with a variety of specialized equipment to aid them with their special mission. Among this equipment was a distinctive helmet, which was designed to protect the wearer when exiting and airplane and upon landing, as well as in combat. The first of these Fallschirmjäger helmets was issued in 1936. Few of these first pattern helmets were manufactured, and they are extremely rare today, with extremely few examples known. In 1937, a slightly altered version entered mass production, and in 1938, a new pattern was introduced that would remain in production until the end of the war. All of the Fallschirmjäger helmets were made by a single manufacturer, Eisenhüttenwerke Thale. Most original helmets are marked “ET” for this manufacturer, while late war pieces bear the factory’s three-letter code, “ckl.” Both early and later pattern Luftwaffe decals can be found on these helmets, and late war helmets were issued without decals, as with the other military helmet models. Some of these helmets were adorned with camouflage paint or were otherwise camouflaged with netting, wire or cloth helmet covers. Fallschirmjäger helmets are much less common than standard Heer and Luftwaffe helmets, and are extremely sought-after today.
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