And also, when you are weathering your rim, DO NOT just use sandpaper, it will look weird. What I do is I find some gravel and continuously rub and dig the rim into the gravel, it will give it a chipped paint look that is way more accurate and a nice small detail on a restored helmet 

Although it might be from "Officer's Equipment"  I have a similar 2" from them

US WW2 with a special interest in the 83rd Division, after WW2 this division was at the Passau/Vilshofen area in southern Bavaria. 

How are you painting your helmet? Are you doing regular infantry? 29th, 1st, 4th, etc. or are you doing a navy NCB? Because paint job wise they would all look different. But if your going for ware, there was a lot if variation, some could have been newly issued, while others had been with some soldiers all the way through training and would have been rusty and worn, you also have to take consideration that they were mostly training coast side and the sea air helps the corrosion prices. Like most people have said already, look at original photos and find something from whatever unit you plan to do, good luck!

Thanks for sharing, makes a nice butt can 😉. 

From looking at original photos, at least they look like the rim is bare metal from paint falling off, sorry for my bad phrasing and wording. Here are the two images where I can see what looks to be helmet rims lacking paint.

Agreed, This looks like something that would feed a tail gunner.

i believe this wing is part of a series of modern restrikes of the LGB/Balfour type. They are usually hallmarked LGB STER which is incorrect. They are well made. You can see one I posted in the "FAKE" thread, it gives you an idea on what to watch out for. Also note the similarity of the feather detail, which is not the same as original examples.    

Actually that was not the majority. The majority during WWII actually had to blind the manufacturers hallmark to comply with procurement and distribution rules inn order not to reflect manufacturer favoritism. That is why you find some with the hallmarks ground out. You are correct that the majority were made out of sterling silver, which was not considered a strategic material, and therefore the majority were marked sterlng.

I hope no one thought I was referring to our fellow member as a "reneger."  He was a victim of a, apparently, well known CHEATER.  My point is/was most of us who are involved in multiple transactions in our "avocation"/passions will be reneged on.  Issue here is what does a reasonable or pragmatic "hobbyist" do about it.