Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Rare M35 Stahlhelm, Double-Decal and Owner-Attributed Version, by Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke Hold 1940: two-piece construction

1940: two-piece construction

September 1939 to December 1941

with additional symbols impressed in the porcelain

the reverse medallion presents the same central figure as obverse

7 mm (w) x 86 mm (h) inclusive of its Imperial crown suspension

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Rare M35 Stahlhelm, Double-Decal and Owner-Attributed Version, by Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke Hold 1940: two-piece construction(Polizei Stahlhelm M35 mit beiden Emblemen). An extremely well preserved Police M35 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the vast majority of its original apple green paint. Three rivets are distributed around the circumference of the shell to accommodate the liner pins, while the crown is flanked by ventilation holes which are reinforced with crimped metal grommets. Directly below the left