Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz Gladiator Helmet, Owner-Attributed One-Piece Version, by F.W. Quist Newly Listed The thin black leather blade

The thin black leather blade washer remains fully intact and attached to the dagger beneath the crossguard

The reverse of the exterior features two reinforced slits for belt attachment

Footnote: The 33rd Regiment of the Line was present at the Battle of Waterloo commanded by General Berthezène

He continued in this capacity when the FAD evolved into the Nationalsozialistischer Arbeitsdienst (NSAD) after the NSDAP’s seizure of power

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz Gladiator Helmet, Owner-Attributed One-Piece Version, by F.W. Quist Newly Listed The thin black leather blade(Luftschutz Stahlhelm). A well preserved Luftschutz Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the vast majority of its original dark slate grey paint. Four rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the crown is flanked on each side by dual sets of ventilation holes consisting of seven eyelets each. The peak retains a mostly intact