Offered is a rare original West German postwar experimental helmet shell, produced in the distinctive WWII German Fallschirmjäger-style pattern.This is NOT the standard Bundeswehr M56/M1-style helmet. The West Germans experimented with returning to the traditional German helmet/Fallschirmjäger configuration during the 1950s, and examples of these experimental helmets are extremely scarce today.This pattern is particularly interesting because it represents the early development of the postwar German Fallschirmjäger-style helmet that would later be associated with specialized West German units.Helmet is being sold as a SHELL ONLY.* Original West German postwar helmet
* Rare experimental/prototype-style Fallschirmjäger pattern
* WWII German Fallschirmjäger-inspired design
* Early Cold War / 1950s-era West German military history
* Original steel shell
* Original finish with honest age and handling wear
* Missing liner
* Missing liner bolts/hardware
* No chinstrap included
* Sold exactly as photographed
* Excellent restoration, research or advanced militaria collection pieceThese early experimental West German helmets are considerably less commonly encountered than the standard Bundeswehr M56/M1-pattern helmets. Collector references identify early examples of this type as Bundeswehr Fallschirmjäger experimental helmets (Versuchshelm) dating to the late 1950s/early 1960s. PLEASE NOTE: I am selling this based on its characteristics and collector/historical identification. I am not claiming this specific shell was personally issued to GSG 9 without documented provenance.A very unusual and collectible piece of early West German Cold War helmet development.Bundeswehr, West German, Fallschirmjäger, Fallschirmjager, Versuchshelm, experimental helmet, prototype helmet, German paratrooper helmet, postwar German helmet, Cold War militaria, German Stahlhelm, GSG 9 helmet, GSG9, BGS, Bundesgrenzschutz, West Germany, 1950s helmet, rare German helmet, German military helmet, helmet shell, militaria collector.
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