This is a replica but is very rare. I think it was made years back. It was made to look factory new but made to look like it has sat around on a shelf for years.
The shell is painted rough textured field gray. The paint has a few chips in it but once again it looks like it sat around. It has late war steel bolts that have a nice patina on them.
The chin strap is also late war version usually seen on the ckl late war helmets. The helmet liner also has late war ink stamps with the RB-NR. 0/0250/0201 indicating the liner was made by Karl Heisler Firm.
The size of the liner is marked 57 but I'm sure it's 59. The liner is also marked for a size 68 helmet and matches the size marked on the shell. This is the best late war replica helmet out there if you don't want to spend a 1000 or two for a real one. The item "WW2 German Fallschirmjager Helmet Ckl68" is in sale since Wednesday, June 14, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Reproductions\Germany".
The seller is "apridohert_9" and is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States.