German WWI M16 Helmet Stirnpanzer Steel Sniper Brow Plate Display Guns & Parts Sets There are other unit markings

There are other unit markings and what appears to be initials of the original owner

and while it does show age

Only the ejector housing and the barrel still show strong plating

A great example of the very last days of mounted cavalry

German WWI M16 Helmet Stirnpanzer Steel Sniper Brow Plate Display Guns & Parts Sets There are other unit markingsNew Made Item: Copied directly from an original sample in the IMA collection, this is a heavy steel reproduction of the rare German WWI helmet shield known as the "brow plate" that were issued to snipers and trench raiding parties. Designed to hook onto the protruding vent lugs of the traditional Models M1916, M1917 and M1918 German helmets, they were secured with a leather strap and buckle to the rear of the helmet. Records show that seven and a half