Original German WWII 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet in size 54 German Navy - Kreigsmarine Grouping attributed to Kern Merrill

Grouping attributed to Kern Merrill

Springfield Research records indicate serial numbers in this range were being delivered sometime during 1863

When the Army charged the Green Beret commander

that would have been appropriate for both field and service use

Some were also modified with the three ventilation holes in the crown

Original German WWII 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet in size 54 German Navy - Kreigsmarine Grouping attributed to Kern MerrillOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice genuine 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet, officially called the Sturzhelm nach Vorschrift des NSKK (Crash Helmet according to NSKK regulations). It is a molded, smooth, blackened leather helmet with raised, padded, protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge, and another one running from front to back over the crown top. There is a single large mesh ventilation hole on each