Original German WWII M38 Luftschutz Gladiator Air Defense Helmet in Near-Mint Condition Category_Snider Rifle Accessories on 8 October 1943 and

on 8 October 1943 and the second was awarded to the 1st Bomb Division as a whole for flying without fighter protection to bomb aircraft factories at Oschersleben on 11 January 1944

Military issue and in very good condition

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Original German WWII M38 Luftschutz Gladiator Air Defense Helmet in Near-Mint Condition Category_Snider Rifle Accessories on 8 October 1943 andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent original M1938 Beaded Luftschutz Gladiator German helmet. The exterior of this German helmet retains about 98% of the original dark blue paint. The helmet retains the original split pin rivets. The Luftschutz decal is clean and 95% complete with only a couple very minor scuffs. The inner skirt is maker marked RL2 39 21. In addition there is a decal inside that reads: Vertrieb genehmigt gem 8