Members of the Air Protection Warning Service (Luftschutzwarndienst) were required to purchase (from their own funds) a light-weight helmet that bore a distinct winged decal insignia on the front. Retail outlets were available to volunteers where helmets could be obtained. Most Luftschutzwarndienst helmets (particularly gladiator style helmets) also contained a small decal under the rear rim of the helmet that denoted head size and price.
Due to the limited number of helmets available to Luftschutzwarndienst (Luftschutz) volunteers, a large number of surplus helmets were employed by the Air Protection Warning Service to make up for the shortfall. Surplus Luftschutz helmets often included outdated firemen's helmets, World War I model helmets, and captured Czech, Polish, Dutch, and Russian helmets.
However, the vast majority of Air Protection Warning Service helmets were German made one, two, and three-piece gladiator style helmets. These helmets were made by a number of metal crafting firms in Germany and were very light in overall weight. Their color ranged from a medium to dark black-blue paint. Debate over which variation of the gladiator style helmet came first has long been an issue in helmet collecting circles. By most accounts, it would seem that the stamped one-piece version was the last of the three to be manufactured rather than visa versa.
Portovrij? In NL boven € 200,-