Original German WWII Luftschutz Air Defense M38 Beaded Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell and 56cm Liner Antique Long Guns Commander of the 1st Cavalry

Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)

supple with no cracks or tears

however the blade shape is correct and does not look to have been shortened

labor issues erupted

The liner is correct "high pressure" WWII issue and stamped with the Mine Safety Appliances company logo with frontal eyelet

Original German WWII Luftschutz Air Defense M38 Beaded Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell and 56cm Liner Antique Long Guns Commander of the 1st CavalryOriginal 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