Austrian WWI Steel Helmet, Complete, AW64
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $1195.00

Original era manufacture. A very sound, untouched original example from an old Pennsylvania collection. Maker marked on the neck skirt AW64 (A.Westen, Slovenia), with most of the original brown paint remaining on the helmet.The liner is complete, the pads are there, and none of the fingers have pulled through. The drawstring is a piece of hemp string, perhaps a period replacement.The cloth chinstrap is also complete with its metal adjusting buckle, and all of the steel grommets are present. It appears that the original owners name is written in ink on the cloth body of the strap. Scarce, original Central Powers helmet of WWI.