Original German WWII 1st Pattern NSKK Padded Leather Crash Helmet by Carl Busse - Size 55
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare 1st Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet, complete with its original liner and strap. The helmet is made of molded, smooth, blackened leather helmet with raised, padded, protective bars running horizontally around the helmet's bottom edge, and another one running from front to back over the crown top. It features perforated domed steel vents on each side, instead of the later mesh vents.
The Front center of the helmet features an early pattern brass SA-Style Reichsadler national eagle, with no NSKK marking. The eagle is still held in its correct position, but it is affixed to the helmet with two flat-head screws and glue. The helmet has a short blackened leather visor stitched to front and stitched on, extended, blackened, grained, leather, protective side and rear panels. The side panels retain their ear flaps with small leather half-circles acting as earholes. The side panels also have extended straps to bottoms which act as the chinstrap. The rear neck flap is in good shape, still supple, though there is some minor tearing and staining due to wear.
The interior of the helmet has a tan leather, nine finger liner, which is still mostly intact with the original top tie. The liner is ink stamped 55 on one of the rear fingers, and the interior crown has a boxed marking reading:
BUSSE
MAINZ
This denotes manufacture by Carl Busse of Mainz. The liner is in good condition overall, with a name, K. Stapf, written on the crown.
Overall condition shows extensive wear, with the finish mostly worn away from the horizontal padding band, and the leather on the crown band is heavily worn. We usually see these gently used or even unissued, so it's a real treat to see a helmet that saw extensive use during the WWII period.
A very nice "salty" service worn example of a very hard to find helmet with some great honest period wear. Ready to display.
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- Due to legal restrictions this item cannot be shipped to Australia, France or Germany. This is not a comprehensive list and other countries may be added in the future.
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