Original German WWII Battlefield Pickup M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Helmet British Military Maps It is not even the

It is not even the beginning of the end

The ends of its arms are rounded whereas a conventional cross patée has arms that are straight on the end

though it definitely shows wear and deterioration

The serial number range places the date of manufacture at around the beginning of 1864

capsized and mangled

Original German WWII Battlefield Pickup M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Helmet British Military Maps It is not even theOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a genuine "Battlefield Pickup" example of a German WWII M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger (Paratrooper) Helmet. It was recovered some time after the war in in Europe, though unfortunately we do not know where it was found. The helmet had lain for some time undisturbed, and it was possibly dug up. It definitely has a lot of oxidation to the steel of the shell, as well as rust concretions consistent withy being buried