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Here is your chance to pick up a truly rare piece of headgear and probably one of the most sought after helmets on the planet. A textbook double decal Kriegsmarine helmet with BOTH decals remaining and each rating at least 90% or better. The exterior shell is nearly a time capsule in itself and the condition is outstanding. Shell is marked ET64 with a 4397 lot number. Liner is in near perfect condition with zero issues and only the slightest period wear throughout. Untouched split pins are marked BuC (Biederman und Czarnikow) and 1939 dated. Complete with the original chinstrap which is marked Rahm & Kampmann – Wuppertal 1939. Stamped as a size 57 liner. Investment grade! Click HERE to view more images of this item! In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, the Kriegsmarine grew rapidly during German naval rearmament in the 1930s. The 1919 treaty had limited the size of the German navy previously, and prohibited the building of submarines.The Kriegsmarine’s most significant ships were the U-boats, most of which were constructed after Plan Z was abandoned at the beginning of World War II. Wolfpacks were rapidly assembled groups of submarines which attacked British convoys during the first half of the Battle of the Atlantic but this tactic was largely abandoned by May 1943 when U-boat losses mounted. Along with the U-boats, surface commerce raiders (including auxiliary cruisers) were used to disrupt Allied shipping in the early years of the war, the most famous of these being the heavy cruisers Admiral Graf Spee and Admiral Scheer and the battleship Bismarck. However, the adoption of convoy escorts, especially in the Atlantic, greatly reduced the effectiveness of surface commerce raiders against convoys.Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
