WW2 German M42 Bullet Holed Camouflage Combat Helmet

A German M42 camouflage helmet that has had two rounds go through it with close proximity bullet entry & exit holes to opposite side. From a longstanding German helmet collection recently purchased this piece was reputedly brought back from Operation Marketgarden, Holland by a British Armoured crew officer.
Factory finished in dark grey green it has had patches of reddish brown camouflage paint painted to its exterior with a faint lighter green spray evident in places. Bullet entry & exit holes are evident with correlating puncture holes to leather liner where bullets have passed through , there is loss of paint around each hole . Some dark staining is evident to liner in places . Drawcord intact & chinstrap original with three letter code 'ftb' & date '43' . Helmet shell marked 'ckl64' , lot number ' 4732' .

Code: 13239