German M16 Helmet Lot: Three Restorations

German M16 Helmet Lot: Three Restorations

First is an M16 helmet which has exterior camouflage painted finish that in my opinion is not one applied by anyone wearing feldgrau or even olive drab, but more likely this was done within recent memory.  Camo is worked in mid-size geometric lozenges of dirty egg white, mustard tan, light green, earth brown, church bus blue, olive drab, dandelion yellow, and midnight blue with thick black separating lines.  Interior has M17 metal liner band with pins that have clearly been removed and replaced, suggesting that the feldgrau interior paint was redone at some time as well, likely when two liner cushions which have separated from the band were carefully and skillfully reinforced with backing material and reattached to the band.  A good quality replica chinstrap is looped over the brim.

Second example is an M16 with what appears to be a good original feldgrau finish on the exterior; interior has been repainted and the heavily damaged liner cushions reinforced and reattached to the M17 band; also has a (broken) chinstrap looped over the brim.

Third example has all original finish; two of the three liner cushions had broken or torn ears which have been backed with leather where material was missing.  In this case the liner does not appear to have been removed for the work, only one of the liner pins appears to have been tinkered with - the other two are solidly attached and appear to be undisturbed. 

$300 - $500