Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre Auction Archive a Black Grade Wound Badge

a Black Grade Wound Badge

measuring 142 mm (w) x 103 mm (h)

the former constructed of pressed black leather

The Order's first King of Arms was Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy

2mm (h – inclusive of crown suspension with adorning cross)

Germany, Luftwaffe. An M42 Stahlhelm, Field-Modified for the Mediterranean Theatre Auction Archive a Black Grade Wound Badge(Luftwaffe Stahlhelm M42). An interesting and well preserved Luftwaffe M42 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains a layer of factory original slate grey paint topped by a layer of field applied olive drab lacquer paint. Three rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the shell is also flanked by integral ventilation holes. A