Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Army Helmet Shell with Partial Leather Liner & Wartime-Refurbishment & Repaint - Marked ET64 Antique Shotgun causing a wide swath of

causing a wide swath of destruction

The metal finish is worn to a lovely patina of age

with a date on the back of 1951

Most other pepperboxes use a hammer that strikes a cap nipple cone on the side of the cylinder

Original Imperial German WWI M16 Stahlhelm Army Helmet Shell with Partial Leather Liner & Wartime-Refurbishment & Repaint - Marked ET64 Antique Shotgun causing a wide swath ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a totally original WWI German M16 Helmet shell, with an interesting period applied depot repaint and refurbishment. The stamped, sheet steel construction helmet retains 80% of the repaint. The paint is somewhat shiny, so it may have been lacquered by a collector in the past to preserve it. There is a very faint ink stamp reading 64 on the interior rim, which denotes that the helmet was