I got this as a “throw in” by the seller when I purchased a huge (at least 22’ long!) banner. To me it looks like a 30 caliber round passed through the piece - front to back. There is, thankfully, no evidence that it was on a head when the damage occurred. You see many late War pictures of these helmets being worn by Volkssturm personnel in the last ditch defense of the Reich, but I can’t recall ever seeing a battle damaged piece. I have had this for quite a while and it is one of my favorite L/S helmets. Hope you like it. Jim G.
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