there are THREE fastners that hold the liner in place. they are located about mid-way up on the sides of the helmet. they are REMOVED from the INSIDE of the helmet
Exercise extreme caution in this. You could damage the lining an clips, which would devalue the helmet dramatically.
that should just mean the size of the helmet. Grosse = size
The coal scuttle helmet was used in both World Wars. The difference being no lug nuts for the added machinegunner's extra steel plate at the helmet's forehead for the M35, M42, etc. WWII German helmets. Lowered crown, and shortened back neck shield for the WWII headgear.
In WWI they were nick-named "coal scuttles", as they reminded people of them.
There are several dealers of WWII memorabilia on the internet. Just search the internet for what you want.
Manufaction Date. September 25th. North Germany
well its is very hard to do so if the leather is worn out or any thing use any old leather jacket and use that
Its over 50 years old.
Their Model 1916 was their first all steel helmet which replaced their leather spiked helmet.
The US Army's 7th Cavalry has a horse with a yellow background and a diagonal black stripe.
A world war 2 fighter pilots helmet can be worth the in region of about £50-£550 depending on whether it is British, American or German.
The common model was coloured in the black-red-gold of the current German flag, with a variety of other colours also available.