Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac located south of Berlin

located south of Berlin

The right collar tab displays a set of hand embroidered SS runes in silver aluminum bullion wire tightly wrapped around a white fabric thread

all suspended from a 174 mm-long non-magnetic metal bar with a green wool reverse liner and horizontal pinback

measuring 47 mm x 19 mm

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Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac located south of Berlin(Luftwaffe Stahlhelm M42). An interesting and well preserved Luftwaffe M42 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains a layer of factory original slate grey paint topped by a layer of field applied olive drab lacquer paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the shell is also flanked by integral ventilation holes. A