Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Archive the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

constructed of red cotton with a round white cotton patch depicting a black mobile swastika in the centre sewn onto both sides of the flag

Exterior fabricated from black wool

the obverse with a central rightward facing bust of King Frederick of Saxony

Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Archive the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel(Luftwaffe Stahlhelm M42). A well preserved Luftwaffe M42 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. Situated directly below the left vent is a decal consisting of a