m42 helmet wehrmacht

nicely worn m42 helmet with maker code hkp.hkp=Sächsische Emaillier und Stanzwerke AG, located inLauter, Saxony. This company was one of the official manufacturers of German helmets during World War II. The code 'hkp' was mainly used on later M40 and M42 models.About the M42 helmet:TheM42 Stahlhelmwas introduced in 1942 as a simplified version of the earlier models (M35, M40).The helmet's signature brim is no longer folded over as on previous models — this simplified production.The M42 was produced until the end of the war, and hkp was one of the less common manufacturers compared to, for example, ET (Eisenhüttenwerke Thale) or NS (Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke).nice helmet for a late war display.