Digger1915
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This example is interesting as it has seemingly been camoed twice and would appear to have an earlier camo underneath which can still be seen in some panels with swirling brush strokes outlined below the solid panels. On top of the previous camo is one in the style of the July 1918 directive by Chief of General Staff Ludendorff, that has been painted in a variety of earthy colours with panels divided by finger wide black lines.
It has been suggested that un-bordered or splotch style camos did not break up the shape of the helmet as effectively as those with directive style finger width dividing lines but nevertheless we still see many examples without. Due to the wear on the dome and condition of the interior, it looks like it may have sat in the field for a while before being picked up. The shell is a Kerkmann and was produced by J. & H. Kerkmann, Ahlen/Westf, who only manufactured helmets in size 64 making it a somewhat more scarce helmet.
It has been suggested that un-bordered or splotch style camos did not break up the shape of the helmet as effectively as those with directive style finger width dividing lines but nevertheless we still see many examples without. Due to the wear on the dome and condition of the interior, it looks like it may have sat in the field for a while before being picked up. The shell is a Kerkmann and was produced by J. & H. Kerkmann, Ahlen/Westf, who only manufactured helmets in size 64 making it a somewhat more scarce helmet.
