helmets worn by the French army served a ceremonial use and were considered a mere accoutrement of the uniforms of the day
Fabricated from a thick leather
Both pant leg cuffs are vented with six buttons each and corresponding reinforced stitching on the button holes
which have since been lost to time
stamped with a post-Third Reich Nachrichten-Abteilung 316 Wehrmacht insignia
Czechoslovakia, Socialist Republic. A Pair of Medals of Merit for Fighters Against Fascism United Republic of helmets worn by the FrenchA pair of Medals of Merit for Fighters Against Fascism, in II and I Class, constructed of silvered and gilded bronze, respectively, both on loops for suspension from period original ribbons with horizontal pinbacks, both unmarked and measuring 30 mm in diameter, accompanied by a matching ribbon bar, measuring 35 mm in length and with a horizontal pinback, in overall extremely fine condition.