Original German WWII M38 Luftschutz Beaded Gladiator Air Defense Helmet with Single Piece Shell, 57cm Liner, and Chinstrap Martini-Henry Parts for Philip Bond

for Philip Bond

This was the single largest loss of life suffered by the UDTs in the Pacific theater

and the back seam has pulled out a bit

however the zinc plating has worn off

Now somewhat distorted as it appears to be made of Bronze this lever has to be depressed to expose the touch hole to the naked flame to allow the weapon to be fired

Original German WWII M38 Luftschutz Beaded Gladiator Air Defense Helmet with Single Piece Shell, 57cm Liner, and Chinstrap Martini-Henry Parts for Philip BondOriginal 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