WW1 German M18 Stahlhelm

If there's one thing I can point out in a WW1 movie from any time period, it's the fact that all of the reproduction helmets they use just don't look "right". The shape is off, and they just look bad. Well, I now have access to a reproduction that actually looks quite good, and is a very hard-to-find model for the originals.  Introduced in 1918, this version of the Stahlhelm was upgraded to no longer have the "posts" for the 1895 chinstrap, and simply attached the chinstrap via metal loops directly to the M17 steel band liner. This sped up production, and reduced superficial wounds caused by one of the "posts" coming in to contact with the ear.  These reproductions are all a size 64 shell, but will fit up to a size 59 melon. I get these, and then paint them the CORRECT WW1 "Graugrün" paint that was standard on these. This is the best and most accurate shell you can get for your impression or for display without having to spend several hundred dollars on an original. NOTES: These are ab