In addition to unleashing punishing bombing campaigns against Poland, France, and Britain, the Luftwaffe also deployed gliders, paratroopers, and field units. Luftwaffe flak regiments provided both anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery, utilizing the legendary 88 for both roles, and Luftwaffe ground troops fought from Stalingrad in the East to North Africa and Italy in the Mediterranean. This German WW2 Luftwaffe Single Decal M-42 Stahlhelm Steel Combat Helmet is in Good Condition, with most of the decal at the left crown having chipped away long ago, though portions of the eagle’s wings, talons, and the swastika remain visible, a bit of loosening to the front split rivets, moderate finish abrading and patina around the exterior and the inside, heavy tearing to the left side of the leather liner lappets, with the ends of those lappets still remaining tied to the cotton connecting lace at middle, moderate tearing to the top edge of the leather liner at the front crown, some scattered small tears around the rest of the top edge of that leather liner, moderate drying, crazing, and darkening to the leather liner, the left chinstrap having torn away long ago, moderate surface cracking to the middle of the right chinstrap, and with some overall age wear evident. Most interestingly, it boasts approximately 60% of the original bluish gray finish around the exterior and the inside, sports a bit of the original Luftwaffe single decal at the left crown, and features the classic M-42 stamped air vents and raw, flanged edge rim. It’s stamped with the maker and size code "ET64" at the interior left ear, carries the German soldier's name "R.R. Gordes" hand marked in black at the left side of the leather liner, and bears the lot number “1782” stamped at the interior back skirt. It exhibits all three of the original split rivets, the original aluminum liner band with rounded chinstrap bales, most of the original brown leather lappet liner with a browned cotton connecting lace, and the original black finished leather right chinstrap, and is a fine example of a rare, original German WW2 Luftwaffe Single Decal M-42 Stahlhelm Steel Combat Helmet.