Original German WWII Luftwaffe M35 Overpainted Double Decal Steel Helmet with 1939 Dated 59cm Liner - marked Q66 British Bayonets The 22nd Marching Regiment of

The 22nd Marching Regiment of the Foreign Volunteers left its training depot at Bacarès on May 6 when it was deployed around Alsace

The leather is remarkably very pliable for a piece of historic leather but most areas have hardened

known as the Besa machine gun (over 60

The tag in the jacket reads:

which was originally applied over a copper "flash coat"

Original German WWII Luftwaffe M35 Overpainted Double Decal Steel Helmet with 1939 Dated 59cm Liner - marked Q66 British Bayonets The 22nd Marching Regiment ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great all original example of a Model 1935 German early WWII "overpaint double decal" helmet, complete with original liner! It was originally issued with a 2nd pattern Luftwaffe Eagle decal on the left side, and a "National Colors" decal on the right. The use of the second decal was discontinued in 1940, and in 1943 it was ordered that helmets with the national colors have them removed. In this case however