GERMAN M42 HEER SD HELMET STAHLHELM M42

This German WW2 Wehrmacht M1942 helmet is a stamped sheet steel construction. It has been untouched and has a single decal.   It has a 66 shell with a 58/59 liner. No chin strap.  

All three liner retaining rivets are intact. The helmet's tan M31 leather liner has aged and darkened with usage.  The liner has all eight fingers. Liner adjustment string is present.

The reverse, interior neck guard apron has a stamped Lot number, "2766", and the manufacturers code and size.

The maker's code is ckl 66  Eisen-und Hüttenwerke, AG Thale/Harz 

Along with the lot and manufacturer codes there is a soldiers name hand written in the rim.  There is also yet a third marking on the edge which is printed and can only be partially made out, EAG, it looks like it is two words.

M42 Helmet were designed by the German army in 1942 as a result of wartime demands.  The German WWII M42 has a razors edge replacing the rolled edge on the shell you would have seen on the earlier M35 and M40 German helmets.

The rolled edge was eliminated to expedite the manufacturing process and reduced the amount of metal used in each helmet.