Original Slovakia Pre-WWII Vz32 M32 Egg-Shell Steel Helmet Shell with Eastern Front Markings MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly and more peaceful solutions were

and more peaceful solutions were sought

The handle (tsuka) has a very nice stingray skin (Sa-Me) grip

The iron frame still retains most of the original nickel plating

though the black finish has separated from the leather in places

Symptoms included pallor

Original Slovakia Pre-WWII Vz32 M32 Egg-Shell Steel Helmet Shell with Eastern Front Markings MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly and more peaceful solutions wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a Czechoslovakian Vz32 Helmet which was reissued for use by the German Allied Slovak Army during the Eastern Front Campaigns of the Second World War. These helmets had a blue band painted around the base of the shell apparently to distinguish them apart from the Soviet forces. Slovakia fielded only two full divisions during the war on the Eastern Front, therefore original helmets are very scarce. The M32