Original British P-1944 Turtle MkV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly This is the ZF 12

This is the ZF 12 optical Gun Sight made by "Emil Busch A-G

There is also a brass hanger loop on a fitting

There is slight water damage to the matte on the left hand side but the painting remains untouched

so it was processed through the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot

The slot in the sweat shield has a small label naming it to Wilhelm Schmeckebier

Original British P-1944 Turtle MkV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly This is the ZF 12Original Item: The MKIII helmet was issued for use in the D Day invasion of Europe in 1944; it was the next steel helmet pattern to be adopted by the British after the Dough Boy style of WWI. In use through the close of WWII and in regular use through Korea and the Falkland war. The Mk III Helmet was a steel military combat helmet developed for the British Army in 1941. First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D Day, the Mk III was used