Original German WWII Luftschutz Air Defense M38 Beaded Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell and 56cm Liner Antique Remingtons Our Choice

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and it is possible that they were replaced at arsenal at some point

These were awarded to the 503rd by the French 3rd Regiment of Zouaves for their participation in the Defense of Youks les Bains

though there is some slop around the lever axis pin

which is almost certainly privately purchased

Original German WWII Luftschutz Air Defense M38 Beaded Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell and 56cm Liner Antique Remingtons Our ChoiceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely original M1938 Luftschutz Gladiator German helmet, with a rare early single piece beaded shell. Shortly afterwards it was found that due to the size of the "skirt" it was more time efficient to add the skirt later, with welded seams on the sides. We thoroughly checked the shell, and there are no weld markings we can see. This example looks to have seen only light service during the war, and is in