Original Imperial German WWI Battle Damaged M16 Stahlhelm Army Helmet Shell M17 Liner Band - marked ET66 Conflict VBF-3 was assigned to Carrier

VBF-3 was assigned to Carrier Air Group THREE on board USS Yorktown in the Pacific theater

It was awarded for various minor military campaigns in India and nearby countries

The entire piece is sound and without active rust

with the only steel component being the spring for the clip

For this they operated a number of Lockheed P-38 Lightning twin boomed fighters from Alconbury as well as their B-24s

Original Imperial German WWI Battle Damaged M16 Stahlhelm Army Helmet Shell M17 Liner Band - marked ET66 Conflict VBF-3 was assigned to CarrierOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a totally original WWI German M16 Helmet shell, with the standard dark green field gray paint. The stamped, sheet steel construction helmet retains about 85% of its original paint, and is in very good shape. The paint is somewhat shiny, so it may have been lacquered by a collector in the past to preserve it. It also has a crack on the upper rear of the helmet, spreading from a small