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S027059 SHD M35 DOUBLE DECAL, BEADED HELMET. (Stahlhelm M35)
BACKGROUND: The SHD, Sicherheits und Hilfs Dienst, (Security and Assistance Service), was formed in 1935 as a uniformed civilian organization under control of the RLM, Reichsluftfahrtministerium, (National Air Travel Ministry). The SHD worked hand in hand with the RLB, Reichs Luftschutz Bund, (National Air Raid Protection League), and LSW, Luftschutzwarndienst, (Air Raid Warning Service), in the civil air defence network with its primary functions being decontamination, fire fighting, rescue and repair and assisting civilian personnel and securing buildings following an air raid. Of Note: In 1939 the SHD began conscripting personnel and on March 19TH 1942 the organization was renamed Luftschutz-Polizei, (Air Protection Police), and came under control of the Ordnungspolizei, (Order Police). Originally SHD personnel wore the same satin blue helmets as the RLB with the distinctive Luftschutz emblem decal until their transfer to police control at which time the Luftschutz decals were to be removed and replaced with Police decals to indicate their new affiliation.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Stamped sheet steel construction, M35 style helmet with the addition of an embossed horizontal "bead" positioned at the apex of the front and rear visors and crown. The helmet retains about 90% of its original, dark, satin blue finish. The left side of the helmet has a silver bordered, black based, police decal with the second pattern, silver, wreathed police eagle as introduced on July 28TH 1936. The decal is retained about 95%. The right side of the helmet has a party shield decal with a black bordered, red shield shaped base field with a central white circle encompassing a canted black swastika. The decal is retained about 98%. On the front of the helmet, you can see where the Luftschutz decal was removed as per regulations. All three liner retaining rivets and both inset ventilation bushings are all intact. The interior of the helmet has a light tan, M31 style, leather liner with all nine fingers. Some of the tips of the figures where the liner string was have pulled through, but they are still al there and the liner is in excellent untouched condition. The liner is well marked with a size inkstamp, "56". The liners cardboard retaining band and all three of the natural cork spacers are intact between the liner and the helmet’s body. The reverse, interior, neck guard apron is serial number stamped and the left side apron has the manufacturers code and size stamp, "EF.64", indicating manufacture by Emaillierwerk, AG Fulda, size 64. The helmet comes complete with a blackened leather chinstrap with a nickel/silver plated, magnetic sheet metal pronged buckle. The chinstrap is one of the ersatz civil types and is rivetted to the cardboard helmet liner band. The chinstrap is in overall good, supple condition. Scarce SHD police decaled helmet.
GRADE **** PRICE $1,428.00
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