Germany, Heer. An M16 Transitional Steel Helmet, Named And Unit-Attributed Auction Archive Initially retained at Sasebo for

Initially retained at Sasebo for rescue missions

fronting a red

the underside also in azure blue cotton

this Officer sighted an enemy aircraft and continued to give correct directions to his pilot

the star is suspended by an ornamented suspension loop inscribed ‘Tamgha-i-Khidmat’ in Arabic lettering

Germany, Heer. An M16 Transitional Steel Helmet, Named And Unit-Attributed Auction Archive Initially retained at Sasebo for(Heer Stahlhelm M16). A well preserved Heer M16 transitional Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet), constructed of a magnetic molybdenum steel shell. The exterior retains the majority of an interwar Second World War period replacement apple green paint. Five rivets are distributed around the outer circumference, three of which accommodate the interior ring and liner, while two lower rivets secure posts for a chinstrap which has been removed in keeping with