Can someone help me identify this helmet? Thanks

[MAP]

Concur with the gents above...Looks like a nice clean un-messed with example based on these photos. A nice close up of the decal would be great. Lot number range is correct for having a single decal as well.

I will assume you know little about helmets. So a very very brief tutorial.

As noted above it is a Luftwaffe M-42.

First, I maybe stating the obvious but Luftwaffe was the German Air force (yes they had ground troops, anti-aircraft personnel, etc. so there was a need for helmets).

Second M-42 is the type of helmet. During WW2 the Germans had three main variations of their ubiquitous "Stahlhelm". The first was the M-35, then the M-40 and finally the M-42. The number basically represents the year they were introduced. Each successive model was designed to be more simple to manufacture necessitated by the war economy.

Here is a nice link/tutorial

Helmet ID | German War Helmet

[Stafin]

Nice rug!

Close up of the inside rim would assist for the hersteller stempel etc. But looks like a nice one so far.

Thanks all for the quick responses it helped a lot. I wasn't expecting such a quick response but glad to get it, and even a compliment on my rug

Some were asking about the emblem I took to more pictures close up of it which might help.

Thanks again.

[Stafin]

Sorry for the inverted pics, I am not sure why they are uploading at this angle and I do not see the edit option on this forum.

[stakeside]

STAFIN....Of course, welcome to the forum.....You are probably having problems because you are posting from your cell phone, not your computer.

[Anderson]

Welcome aboard Stafin. Nice helmet that looks like it has been well stored and is in very good condition.

[helmet2id]

Right as rain, a nice family heirloom. Jim G.

[Morelius]

Very nice Lufti