ET71 M38 camouflaged and battledamaged paratooper helmet

ET71 M38 camouflaged and battledamaged paratooper helmet. This is a rare original Fallschirmjäger helmet marked ET71 indicating production by Eisenhuttenwerke Thale. The helmet is a early to mid war single decal example which was subsequently camouflaged in tropical tan paint and later in a dark green camouflage paint. The helmet was originally found in Northern France. The helmet has a battle damage to the front of the helmet which looks to have traveled sideways from left to right. The helmet retains its original liner band and three out of four bolts. The leather and padding were removed at some point; I presume this was because of the blood staining inside. This is a very hard to find, large sized, camouflaged and battle damaged Fallschirmjäger helmet that would be very hard to replace or improve!