WW1 German 'GBN' Maker Battle Damaged Helmet

A very good battle damaged WW1 steel combat helmet with the distinctive long visor sometimes referred to as the ' Duck Bill ' .
These long visored variants are particular to the 'GBN' maker ( Gebrueder Bing A.G., Nuernber ) the markings of 'GBN64' which appear in the usual place to the underside of the shell skirt . This helmet has a large gash to its rear which has the appearance of shrapnel damage partially obliterating the soldiers name which was written to the underside of the rim in this area. There are also traces of scratched initials in the paint here. There is much of the original dark green paint remaining with all of the wear that one would expect to see on a trench worn helmet.
Liner & pins long removed.
A very nice uncleaned example of the German 'trench' helmet.

Code: 11967