Original German WWII 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet in size 54 German Navy - Kreigsmarine Springfield Research records indicate serial

Springfield Research records indicate serial numbers in this range were being delivered sometime during 1863

The original fuze system was a combination of a primer cap and a number 8 fuze and fuze wire

and the belt hook is steel

Grouping attributed to Kern Merrill

European-African Middle East Campaign with battle star

Original German WWII 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet in size 54 German Navy - Kreigsmarine Springfield Research records indicate serialOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice genuine 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet, officially called the Sturzhelm nach Vorschrift des NSKK (Crash Helmet according to NSKK regulations). It is a molded, smooth, blackened leather helmet with raised, padded, protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge, and another one running from front to back over the crown top. There is a single large mesh ventilation hole on each