Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M40 Stahlhelm, Wartime Single Decal Version, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Newly Listed including a Bavarian Luitpold Cross

including a Bavarian Luitpold Cross for 40 Years of State Service

the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten inscription of “ZIEGENHAIN

one of the white beads and one of the green enamelled jewels on the crown have been lost to time

attached as originally worn to a chain (kette)

Pearlman never served outside the Union of South Africa

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M40 Stahlhelm, Wartime Single Decal Version, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Newly Listed including a Bavarian Luitpold Cross(Waffen SS Stahlhelm M40 mit Emblem). A rare and well preserved Waffen SS M40 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the majority of its original slate grey paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the crown is also flanked on each side by an integral ventilation hole. Directly below the right vent is a maker