Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet Shell - Rare Maker W66 - Hermann Weissenberger & Co. Russian/Soviet Militaria It also looks like the

It also looks like the entire helmet exterior paint was at one time lightly lacquered

Judging by the color

The pistol grip stock is checkered and the locks have some minimal engraving

and the standard 15-jewel has the prefix "OC" before the serial number (nb: my copy of the manual has a pencil-written correction to this reversing the designations

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Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Helmet Shell - Rare Maker W66 - Hermann Weissenberger & Co. Russian/Soviet Militaria It also looks like theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original WWI German M16 Helmet shell, maker marked W66. The original green paint is still well retained inside the shell, with about 80% still present on the exterior, with the expected wear. It does not look to have been repainted at any time, though it does look like post war someone painted a small swas (hook cross) in green on the right side. The liner is completely absent, but