Original German WWII Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht Armband - Unissued Category_Martini-Henry Rifles debris and other indirect projectiles

debris and other indirect projectiles to the chest

The helmet itself is a M42 (model 1942)

The butt plate and barrel band material was also changed from brass to steel

this was not the primary mission of the IJAAS

and apparently there was something someone anted to cut out beneath the maker name so

Original German WWII Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht Armband - Unissued Category_Martini-Henry Rifles debris and other indirect projectilesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice rare example of a German WWII Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht (German people's storm defense force) armband. This was basically a last ditch civic militia utilized in the end days of WWII, when German defeat was inevitable. It is constructed simply, a red, black, and white dyed cotton armband with DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT marked onto the exterior. This is surrounded by two Reichsadler (German