Germany, Heer. An Austrian M17 Transitional Stahlhelm, Single Decal Version, Owner-Attributed Example by Bleckmann Republic of with two gilded aluminum rank

with two gilded aluminum rank pips and gilded medic device

demonstrating minor flecking to the enamels with small chips to both obverse and reverse of the wreath

They passed through the town of Lohr and later destroyed German trains

An exceptionally well-preserved Waffen-SS Officer’s M43 field cap

Germany, Heer. An Austrian M17 Transitional Stahlhelm, Single Decal Version, Owner-Attributed Example by Bleckmann Republic of with two gilded aluminum rank(Heer Stahlhelm M17). An Heer Austrian M17 transitional Stahlhelm, constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the majority of a Third Reich period replacement apple green paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the liner pins, while the crown is flanked on each side by protruding lugs with ventilation shafts, permitting the addition of a Stirnpanzer (brow plate).