Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Newly Listed This helmet provided superior protection

This helmet provided superior protection over other countries' designs due to the skirt that covered the side and back of the wearers head

four rank stripes in fine gold-colored wire below the star

(1272 PTE J

minor enamel chipping to end of the rays

lightly soiled slotted and recessed medal bed

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Newly Listed This helmet provided superior protection(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop