First World War M16 Helmet Stirnpanzer Sniper Brow Plate for Stahlhelm - Repro.

Brow Plate Only - Helmet is not included but is available separately.

Copied directly from an original sample in a private collection, this is a quality Steel reproduction of the rare German WWI helmet shield known as the "brow plate" that were issued to snipers and trench raiding parties. This high quality reproduction brow plate was manufactured in the United Kingdom using top grade casting "Steel" and finished by hand.

These are 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. The Ventilation lugs on smaller helmets were "stepped", so one size fits all.

Records show that seven and a half million M1916 helmets were produced but only fifty thousand of the brow plates were issued, that's one in one hundred and fifty! A very hard-to-find original WWI item now available as an excellent reproduction, complete with leather strap and buckle.