A royal camo

M40 SD Luft EF64 5153.

This helmet has an H7 mark engraved in front of the helmet. H7 is the royal monogram of the Norwegian king during ww2, King Haakon the 7th.

I got this helmet recently from an estate sale in Oslo, Norway. Never before in a collection.
Unfortunately I don’t have any more background info. The family is somewhat reluctant to disclose info of the guy who had it. However, the monogram suggest it was picked up by a Norwegian resistance guy or simply just someone who was happy the king was finally back in Norway in may 1945.

It was first painted brown, then green on top of that later. Kind of a WW1 camo theme. I think the wear is good. It’s full of dust and spiderwebs. The splitpins are nice and tight. Even the chinstrap is very tight in the buckle. The chinstrap has been shortened.
You can see the eagle peeking through on the left side. No trace of the national shield.

I hope you like it.

Sorry for the "dark" indoor pictures. Bad weather these days. Only the last three pics are taken outdoors.

All the best,
MrMiler


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