Original Items: Only One Lot of 4 Available. Military archaeology, the research for battlefield relics dating to World War 1 and World War 2 is a widespread practice in many areas across the world. In Europe, the fierce battles fought on the Eastern Front during WW2, produced millions of dead soldiers, many of whom lay where they fell. Groups of metal detectors are searching the now serene areas and are locating many items, ranging from guns, ammunition, parts of vehicles, aircraft, bunkers, to human remains of soldiers who were killed during those battles, along with their personal belongings.

The Relic Helmets In This Lot:
- WWI American Doughboy Helmet: The helmet is an American produced helmet and is heat stamped with ZA33. There is no liner but surprisingly enough the felt top pad is still present and so is a piece of the chin strap.

- Austrian M1917 Shell: Austria-Hungary purchased about 416,000 German helmets from November 1916 until the end of the war, and also began its own licensed production starting in May 1917. Around a million Stahlhelm of all variants were issued until the end of the war. The Austrian M17 helmet was similar to the German M16 but was colored golden-brown (known as Isonzo-braun), had a cloth chinstrap and had the chinstrap rivet located higher up on the steel shell. From May 1917 till the end of World War I 534,013 were produced, many of which were manufactured at the Krupp plant in Berndorf, Lower Austria.

- Black Painted Austrian M1917 Shell With Fake Decals: The shell is in good condition but does have some holes present in the shell.

- German WWII “Repaired” M40 Shell: The shell has a lot of oxidation present but no significant damage. There was a circular hole cut in the top and we are uncertain as to why but long ago is was repaired, more than likely soon after the war.

These are all wonderful shells that would look great in your relic collections.