East German VOPO Steel Combat Helmet: Unissued Price_$-00 - $30 adjustable brass mounted waist belt

adjustable brass mounted waist belt

The helmet silhouette often referred to as a "comb" top and bears the County Warwickshire plate with cipher of a bear chained to a post referencing medieval bear baiting

WWII Dates vary but all are 1945 or earlier

Mark 1" these long range sight assemblies were first adopted at the end of WWI

Includes a machined metal case (the "soaking can") with a machined screw-on cap

East German VOPO Steel Combat Helmet: Unissued Price_$-00 - $30 adjustable brass mounted waist beltOriginal Item: IMA has been fortunate in obtaining a very small quantity of these now totally obsolete East German Steel battle Helmets complete with original liners in unissued only stored condition. Officialy known as the German Model 1956 Steel Helmet, the design of this helmet is actually a WW2 German creation initially laid down in 1942, although it is associated with the post WWII German Democratic Republic (DDR). A search for a better helmet