EF64 M40 stacked decal Heer helmet with period painted red cross

Spectacular original German army Sanitäter helmet in used condition. The helmet was originally a bringback from a commonwealth soldier and found its way back to Canada after the war. The helmet retains its original factory installed liner and chinstrap. The helmet rolled out the factory as a standard single decal Heer M40 helmet. It was reissued once with a new ‘toned’ Heer decal on top of the factory decal. After which it was overpainted in tan paint, obscuring the decal. The helmet was then painted over in white paint with a red cross to the front of the shell. The white paint must have been swiped right of the decal after adding the white layer considering the smudged edges of the paint finish. The patina on the decal is identical to the rest of the helmet leaving me to believe that this decal was painted around and cleaned right off after painting, not post war. The white and red paint on top of the tan overpaint show a good patina all over with age cracking all over. This is a beautiful example of a wartime painted Sanitäter helmet that would be hard to upgrade. There are many Sanitäter helmets on the market, but this is the second ever example I personally feel comfortable with offering considering the many counterfeits on the market. This is a top shelf example, a rare opportunity to acquire this type of helmet!