The plate provided bullet-proof of the forehead of a soldier from a distance of 50 meters, but due to its heavy weight it was rarely used, It was attached to a helmet by a leather sling. A headrest plate weighted 2,5 kilos and was 4 mm thick. M16 has a recognizable form - it has a large peak and a neck- flap, also there were so called “horns” on the side of the helmet, whoch served for ventilation and fixing a protective armor plate. M16 was made of a solid steel sheet with a forged method. Model M16, as its marking says, started being produced in the 3 rd Reich in 1916 and was actively used by the Germans in WW1. In this article we will talk about German helmets of the WW2 period. The history of Nazy Germany is only 12 years, probably that’s why Deutsches Reich military relics are in so popular among collectors all over the world.
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