Original German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense Beaded M40 Helmet with Relic Liner - Marked Q62 German Helmets & Hats the best part is that

the best part is that as a firearm it saw very little use as is made evident by the 24” round barrel having a nearly perfect bore

unlike the Model 1842

It is decorated with a well detailed silvered stamped aluminized zinc eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silver cast aluminum wreath surrounding a plated metal tri-color cockade on the band

and the retaining screws are both intact and look great

The rest of the writing is in Russian Cyrillic

Original German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense Beaded M40 Helmet with Relic Liner - Marked Q62 German Helmets & Hats the best part is thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a hard to find genuine steel construction M40 "Beaded" Third Reich helmet, outfitted for German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense use. These helmets were essentially like the Military issue, however the steel was not as thick or as high quality. They were given a "bead" around the edge, to avoid mixing them up with the military version. The exterior of this German helmet retains about