Germany, Heer. An Austrian M17 Transitional Stahlhelm, Single Decal Version, Owner-Attributed Example by Bleckmann Province of China raising the children as Baptists

raising the children as Baptists

chipping and loss evident in the blue enamels on the tips of the star points at 5 o'clock and 12 o'clock on both sides

1943 and signed by the Generalleutnant und Divisionskommandeur and bears the division seal in red ink

57 mm x 58

Germany, Heer. An Austrian M17 Transitional Stahlhelm, Single Decal Version, Owner-Attributed Example by Bleckmann Province of China raising the children as Baptists(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).