M.40 H "DAK" EF.62 697. Same color as some of my other Afrika Korps attributed helmets, but who knows. Looks like the same color as those in the Time-Life color pics of that surrender pile in Tunisia. Untouched, recent funshow walk in, purportedly from the vet's grandson, but that's a story. Has that cool smell we like and dust buildup and thankfully no one tried to "clean" it. Apparent vet name, "COSTIN" neatly scratched into the camo paint on the front. Seen this before. Paint named in the skirt to "Uffz. Körner" in the same color paint as the camo. This is cool because it shows the color of the paint closer to the color as originally applied, not as exposed to weather and aging. I think it significant that when this helmet was camo'd the decal was carefully painted around. The Afrika Korps was no more in May 1943. The decal drop / removal / paint over order came in August of 1943.
Cheers,
HB
Some period color pics of a helmet capture pile in the El Guettar Valley in Tunisia by Time Life photographer Eliot Elisofon for reference:
Cheers,
HB
Some period color pics of a helmet capture pile in the El Guettar Valley in Tunisia by Time Life photographer Eliot Elisofon for reference:
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