Original German WWII Battlefield Pickup M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Helmet U.S. Antique Guns in the 1960s it was

in the 1960s it was reissued for the Vietnam war or it was used by a protestor to the Vietnam war

aircraft (B-29s flying past Mt

that only a few highly experienced gunners were assigned to each squad

The leather scabbard is split down one side so care is needed when withdrawing and returning the knife to the scabbard

with a 6 ¾” spear-point dagger blade and an overall length of 11 ¼”

Original German WWII Battlefield Pickup M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Helmet U.S. Antique Guns in the 1960s it wasOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a genuine "Battlefield Pickup" example of a German WWII M38 Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger (Paratrooper) Helmet. It was recovered some time after the war in in Europe, though unfortunately we do not know where it was found. The helmet had lain for some time undisturbed, and it was possibly dug up. It definitely has a lot of oxidation to the steel of the shell, as well as rust concretions consistent withy being buried