late war helmet shell

[Andrew]

Hi Gents,
here is number 2 of 3 of my lids. i got this helmet as a shell with the helmet band and rivits intact. no liner. i believe the camo is part of a US parachute. it came in the bottom of a cigar box with only german items. it was cut into a triangle shape with a hole cut in one corner, may be used as a scarf ? silk will keep heat in.
but the shell was naked, and the camo fit, and i think it looks more interesting as a display, than a bare shell. if an american saw it on a helmet, i think he would hesitate to shoot at it. just a thought.
and i could never find a decent correct liner for the shell, so i came across a post war german one, and after some modifications to it, it fit in like an original. the head band holes make it obviously post war, i was not looking to decive, just to have it fit the styrofoam head better that it once sat on.
so thats the story on this poor naked shell.
andrew

[zwerge]

Looks good Andrew,I think the liner is a Norwegian one as It has 9 leather " fingers" and the German ones usually have 8.But I have been wrong many times before .

[Andrew]

Hi zwerge,
thanks for taking a look. it's better than nothing , well not much better . if i could find a proper liner, i'd put it in. not having any luck so far lol.
andrew