Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz Gladiator Helmet, Three-Piece Version, by Paul Diener Archive measuring 56 mm (w) x

measuring 56 mm (w) x 65 mm (h)

the screw plate is marked Monetny Dvor

silvered and gilded bronze and black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz)

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1909 (GCMG)

He received the Efficiency Medal in 1936

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftschutz Gladiator Helmet, Three-Piece Version, by Paul Diener Archive measuring 56 mm (w) x(Luftschutz Stahlhelm). A well preserved Luftschutz Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of multiple panels of magnetic molybdenum steel and retaining the vast majority of its original dark slate grey paint. Three 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