Original German WWII Austrian M17 Battle Damaged Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with 57cm Liner Category_MG 34 Mounts with a lovely nickel plated

with a lovely nickel plated blade

The "T C" stands for Transportation Corps

and Air Force uniform buttons

This fine example is partially marked:

marked ksd 1943 WaA14 on the top of the case under the lid

Original German WWII Austrian M17 Battle Damaged Transitional Heer Army Single Decal Helmet with 57cm Liner Category_MG 34 Mounts with a lovely nickel platedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Austria Hungary purchased about 416,000 German helmets from November 1916 until the end of the war, and also began its own licensed production starting in May 1917. Around a million Stahlhelm of all variants were issued until the end of the war. The Austrian M17 helmet was similar to the German M16 but was colored golden brown (known as Isonzo braun), had a cloth chinstrap and had the chinstrap rivet located higher