Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Trench Art M42 Helmet Snider Rifle Parts the buttons on the climbing

the buttons on the climbing jacket appear to be woven leather (a popular style at the time)

Although the sight is normally used with the stem erect

It is also marked MINERVA on the face

3rd Battalion Engineers

15 Pretty safe to say that this Police pistol was in fact number 15

Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Trench Art M42 Helmet Snider Rifle Parts the buttons on the climbingOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an amazing bring back trench art helmet. The helmet itself is a M42 (model 1942). The shell is stamped NS66. NS is the maker code for the Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke factory in the Germany city of Schwerte. Size 66 is a nice large size that can accommodate liners from 58cm to 60cm or US 7 1 4 to 7 1 2. Size 66 shells are much harder to find and are therefore more valuable to a collector. The unique aspect of