Original German WWII Luftschutz Air Defense M38 Beaded Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell and 56cm Liner Antique Remingtons The buttplates are retained which

The buttplates are retained which have the maker information

with some retroreflective tape added as decoration

which is almost certainly privately purchased

The overall length is 36½”

and it is possible that they were replaced at arsenal at some point

Original German WWII Luftschutz Air Defense M38 Beaded Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell and 56cm Liner Antique Remingtons The buttplates are retained whichOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely original M1938 Luftschutz Gladiator German helmet, with a rare early single piece beaded shell. Shortly afterwards it was found that due to the size of the "skirt" it was more time efficient to add the skirt later, with welded seams on the sides. We thoroughly checked the shell, and there are no weld markings we can see. This example looks to have seen only light service during the war, and is in