Not as sexy as either gent’s prior offerings but I give you one of my prizes….
I’ve had this for about 7 years now - from a UK private collection and with very little use and well preserved.

It shows well just how brittle the later war HkP / Ckl paint was - the brittleness is evident in the closeups - this is common to see with these. I spoke with a professional painter and he said it was due to poor surface preparation….. when you think of the need for speedy production and the practicality of a helmet doing its job of ‘noggin protection’ ( and not needing to win a paint contest ) then I’m amazed any paint adhered at all!!

Cheers, Dan

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