M16/17 #6 a stress crack at the

a stress crack at the rear and another near one of the chinstrap bales

the shell was affected by rust and shows pitting inside and out with only a couple of pin holes evident

com/2014/the-camouflage-pressed-fiber-helmet The American pressed fibre sun helmet still remains very much a mystery at times

draw string and rubber x shaped bumper

near one of the chinstrap lugs

M16/17 #6 a stress crack at theM16 17 #6 Shell: It is an original WWI Austrian Model 1917 size 66 steel shell. It was picked up in Afghanistan in 2001. It had been partly cleaned up and painted green. It has had two holes welded up near the right ear. These holes were made for an Afghanistan badge. The shell had some rust pitting on the outer and inner. The chinstrap lugs were rusted but are intact. It was stripped to bare metal, treated, primed and painted in grey green with a