Germany, Wehrmacht. An M35 Stahlhelm, Refurbished Example Buy Now An original blackened leather neck

An original blackened leather neck guard completes the exterior features

with its period original ribbon affixed to backplate

matching the mark on the obverse ricasso on the bayonet

missing its peak cockade and demonstrating minor material fatigue throughout

indicating that Maenz entered service on 22 October 1940 but the lack of any entries demonstrates that he saw no active duties

Germany, Wehrmacht. An M35 Stahlhelm, Refurbished Example Buy Now An original blackened leather neck(Wehrmacht Stahlhelm M35). A Wehrmacht M35 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel with a dark slate grey exterior paint scheme. Three rivets are distributed around the outer shell for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the crown is also flanked by ventilation holes which are reinforced with crimped metal grommets. The is fully crimped, providing a smooth edge around the skirt. An aluminum