This German M-42 steel helmet features a single olive green camouflage coating. There is no decal insignia under the camouflage. The helmet is attributed to the Luftwaffe because of the blue-gray paint visible underneath the camouflage and interior liner.¹ The interior has a M-31 leather liner system with "1940" date stamped on the metal band. The "ET64" letter code indicates this helmet was manufactured by the Eisen- und Hüttenwerke A.G. in Thale and is a size 64 cm.² Of unknown meaning and origin are the inscriptions "Gross" and "KOUNEK PDK" written directly on the liner. Both are presumably names.

Country: Germany	War Period: World War II
Garment Type: Infantry Helmet	Year Made: 1942 — 1945
Manufacturer: Eisen- und Hüttenwerke A.G., Thale
Identification: LUH-70-0109