Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz M35 Beaded Stahlhelm, by F.W. Quist Hold It is decorated with a

It is decorated with a well-detailed silvered aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open-ended silvered aluminum wreath surrounding a tri-colour cockade on the band

(Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes 1937 Verdienstkreuz mit Etui)

In gilt/silvered bronze

hand-embroidered design on black velvet cloth

but showing age

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz M35 Beaded Stahlhelm, by F.W. Quist Hold It is decorated with a(Luftschutz Stahlhelm M35). A well preserved Luftschutz M35 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the vast majority of its original slate grey paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the crown is also flanked on each side by an integral ventilation hole stamped directly into the shell. The transition point of