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4 WWII GERMAN FACTORY PROTECTION OR AIR RAID

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,400.00 USD
4 WWII GERMAN FACTORY PROTECTION OR AIR RAID

HELMETS.
1) JUNCKERS. Junckers was a WWII German factory that produced various airplanes for the Third Reich. This light steel bodied helmet has a provision for a comb on the top that was never attached. The helmet is painted black with the Junckers logo on the front. Helmet has a small hole drilled at the rear. 8 Tongue brown leather liner with black leather chinstrap. There is a leather pad at the crown. CONDITION: helmet retains 95% original finish. Liner & chinstrap show expected wear.
2) BUCKER. Bucker was a WWII German factory that produced training aircraft & also made parts for other aircraft companies. This light steel bodied civic helmet is painted black with two 7 hole vents on each side. The Bucker logo decal is on the front. Inside rear of the helmet has illegible stampings. 9 Tongue brown leather liner with black leather chinstrap. CONDITION: helmet retains 95% original finish. Decal is about 80%. Liner & chinstrap appear to have been replaced after the war & show light wear.
3) MESSERSCHMITT. The famous Messerschmitt firm was a German factory that produced a large variety of aircraft for the Third Reich. This light steel bodied civic helmet is painted black with two 7 hole vents on either side. The Messerschmitt logo is stenciled on the left side of the helmet. Helmet has a 10 tongue brown liner with a brown leather crown pad. There is a black leather chinstrap & a black leather neck guard. CONDITION: helmet retains about 95% original finish. Stencil remains clear. Interior components show light wear.
4) WF. We have not been able to ascertain the name of this factory but we know they produced aircraft at a plant located 30 miles south of Vienna. They are known for the production of ME109s. This light steel Luftschutz style gladiator helmet has a dark blue painted finish with a "WF" painted in red on the front & a gold wing on the left side with a central red circle surrounding a white upside down triangle that reads "WNF". 6 Tongue brown leather liner with a black leather chinstrap. Inside rear of the helmet has a Luftschutz mfg. decal along with a label decal that reads, "Wiener Neustadter Flugzeugwerke Werkluftschutz". CONDITION: helmet has approx. 90% original finish. Liner shows moderate wear. Chinstrap is complete but broken. (02-16445/BF). $1,000-1,400.