Looks like a reproduction, or repainted and put together at any rate. Any embossed shell markings?
There is a wealth of info here:
Error - German Helmet Walhalla
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John
Agree. Looks like a repro. She'll should have some stamping so in steel. Liner looks too small for shell. Could be aged repro. Turn over liner pads & photograph ink stamp.
If you don't mind a repaint, then the fact that the liner doesn't really seem to fit at all, but just seems to be hiding there, cringed in the shell, shouldn't bother you either. The shiny repaint looks far enough from original, so one should not expect the liner to have received any better attention. In the end, you are only seeking something one notch above a repro, so if you like it, no one else needs to. A spray coating of clear matte used for finishing models would make the finish look more real, though.
Regarding the liner, the 'quite' white stitching doesn't appear to look 70+ years old.
Is it just me or do the ventilation holes appear a little larger than normal.
I'm also of the opinion the whole helmet is a Chinese manufactured reproduction.
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