Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre Hold with slight loss of finish

with slight loss of finish evident to high-contact points

underneath which is an embossed maker’s mark of “GRENSCHOW & CO

wooden framed and wrapped in blue leather

with pleasing tone and minimal contact to centre enamels

Type II with 1848-1918: in silvered bronze

Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre Hold with slight loss of finish(Luftwaffe Stahlhelm M42). An interesting and well preserved Luftwaffe M42 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains a layer of factory original slate grey paint topped by a layer of field applied olive drab lacquer paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the shell is also flanked by integral ventilation holes. A