Lot 9099
An NVA M 54 steel helmet, known as the “Kessler Bomb”
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Iron helmet featuring integral ventilation rivets and original field-grey paint with a textured camouflage finish on the exterior. Traces of a name tag on the inside. Light-colored leather liner attached to riveted spring-steel bands with additional rubber padding; size stamp “56”; complete with chinstrap. A rare helmet in untouched original condition from the early days of the NVA. These helmets were relatively quickly replaced by the M56 model and subsequently modified and reused by the KVP, among others.350836
Condition: II + Questions about the lot?