Original German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense Beaded M40 Helmet - marked Q68 One-of-a-Kind but could be used with

but could be used with goggle and headphones

and has similar hanging ties

- The left chest bears an Italian made heavy bullion embroidered air gunner badge and a rare Italian made leather Bomb Squadron hand painted full color 86th Bomb Squadron circular patch

However it still makes a very attractive display piece

The upper right corner of the rear sight leaf is marked R to indicate that the sight graduations are for a rifle and not a carbine

Original German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense Beaded M40 Helmet - marked Q68 One-of-a-Kind but could be used withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice and somewhat rare genuine steel construction M40 "Beaded" Third Reich helmet, outfitted for German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense use. These helmets were essentially like the Military issue, however the steel was not as thick or as high quality. They were given a "bead" around the edge, to avoid mixing them up with the military version. The exterior of this German helmet retains about 95% of