Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre Hold He was issued the War

He was issued the War Service Badge Certificate

with pleasing tone and minimal contact to centre enamels

Type II with 1848-1918: in silvered bronze

The latter is also trimmed with a band of white piping

with slight loss of finish evident to high-contact points

Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre Hold He was issued the War(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