I have a helmet which looks great on the inside. Looks untouched and original to me. The lacing cord may not be ( looks like a shoelace ). It is marked DA223 in the rear and Q66 on the side. Inside there is a name which I believe was the soldier who brought it home to the US, Lt CHESLEA. Unfortunately someone painted it black and added some really bad stickers on the outside. I plan on trying to remove the black paint with paint remover and hopefully get to the original color. Any help on ID and paint removal ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

Burt
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