Germany, Heer. A Rare Medic’s M40 Stahlhelm, Unit-Attributed Example, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Hold enamel chipping on the shield

enamel chipping on the shield

held in position via bronze gilt Canada Militia buttons on both sides

in die stamped silvered bronze

both constructed of cardboard-reinforced golden-yellow wool

The blade's reverse ricasso is etched with the Original Eickhorn Solingen maker mark

Germany, Heer. A Rare Medic’s M40 Stahlhelm, Unit-Attributed Example, by Eisenhüttenwerke Thale Hold enamel chipping on the shield(Heer Stahlhelm M40 fr Sanitter). A rare and well preserved Heer medics M40 Stahlhelm, constructed of a magnetic molybdenum steel shell. The exterior retains a wartime applied layer of white paint, defaced across the forehead and back of the crown with red Geneva Crosses, situated over its original, factory applied, apple green base. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference to secure the interior fixtures in place, while the crown