Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Narodna Zaštita Personnel Helmet, Repurposed Luftschutz Example GTRexclude 3 mm (h) x 22

3 mm (h) x 22 mm (d)

pebbled outer field with a high relief centre bearing a Weimar style national eagle with downswept wings

reverse un-named in the centre and surrounded by the Italian inscription "CAMERA DI COMMERCIO ED ARTI DELLA PROVINCIA DI VENEZIA"

circumscribed by inscriptions of “NS-FLIEGERKORPS-GRUPPE 12” for an NSFK unit assigned to the Niederrhein (Lower Rhine) district and “SEGELFLUGWETTBEWERB 1939” (“GLIDING COMPETITION 1939”)

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Narodna Zaštita Personnel Helmet, Repurposed Luftschutz Example GTRexclude 3 mm (h) x 22A rare and extremely well preserved Narodna zatita (NZ National Protection) personnel helmet, repurposed from a German made Luftschutz gladiator helmet. Constructed of three panels of dark field grey painted magnetic metal, the exterior of the shell retains three of four rivets for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, and is flanked on each side by dual sets of seven ventilation holes. The peak bears a stencil painted insignia of the NZ