Original German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense Beaded M40 Helmet Shell - marked Q64 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout - War Merit Cross (Italy):

- War Merit Cross (Italy): The Italian War Merit Cross was awarded to members of the armed forces with a minimum of one year's service in contact with an enemy

Jagdgruppe 88Jagdgruppe 88 (J/88) was a German Condor Legion fighter group serving in the Spanish Civil War

All parts aside from the receiver and genuine U

This cartridge is a kinetic energy target practice round for use with the 120mm smooth bore M256 cannon

5 on the superstructure abaft the third funnel

Original German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense Beaded M40 Helmet Shell - marked Q64 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout - War Merit Cross (Italy):Original Item: Only One Available. This is an very good condition example of a hard to find genuine steel construction M40 "Beaded" Third Reich helmet shell, outfitted for German WWII Luftschutz Civil Air Defense use. These helmets were essentially like the Military issue, however the steel was not as thick or as high quality. They were given a "bead" around the edge, to avoid mixing them up with the military version. This example has lost the liner