Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz M35 Beaded Stahlhelm, by F.W. Quist certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "SWANN & HUDSON"

maker marked "SWANN & HUDSON" on the reverse

Directorate of Operations at the Air Ministry (1939-1940)

noting that Antifaev had been a "Tinsmith" in his civilian life

Breast Star: featuring a two-piece construction

pinned with a silvered bronze insignia in the form of dual oak leaves with an acorn and a single rank pip

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz M35 Beaded Stahlhelm, by F.W. Quist certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "SWANN & HUDSON"(Luftschutz Stahlhelm M35). A well preserved Luftschutz M35 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the vast majority of its original dark 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 stamped directly into the shell. The transition point