Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M40 Stahlhelm, Wartime Single Decal Version, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Buy Now on gray rayon base

on gray rayon base

holding in place a fully intact brown leather liner

and a Navigator’s Badge

maker marked “Schnitzpahn in Darmstadt” on the reverse

Footnote: Otto Gümbel was born on 23 August 1876 in Winnweiler

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M40 Stahlhelm, Wartime Single Decal Version, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Buy Now on gray rayon base(Waffen SS Stahlhelm M40 mit Emblem). A rare and well preserved Waffen SS M40 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the majority of its original slate grey paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the crown is also flanked on each side by an integral ventilation hole. Directly below the right vent is a maker