Original German Early 1930s Experimental Vulkanfiber Fire Helmet with Comb by Erel - Feuerwehr No Return and parked on the Maryland

and parked on the Maryland side of the Harpers Ferry bridge

and was presented with the Distinguished Service Cross on the spot

featuring a Starburst Helmet plate with "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" (Evil to him who evil thinks) Regimental motto encircling the numeral "7" to front of all brass helmet bowl complete with laurel and oak leaf decorated bandings

Now this is something you just don’t come across everyday

The crossgraining is also still mostly there

Original German Early 1930s Experimental Vulkanfiber Fire Helmet with Comb by Erel - Feuerwehr No Return and parked on the MarylandOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting early 1930's Experimental German Fire Brigade (Feuerwehr) helmet, made from pressed "Vulkanfibre", as later uses for the visors of German Schirmmtze Visor Caps. Intended to replace the leather style previously used, these were put into service in the early 1930s on a small scale, and found to be wholly inadequate. Not only were they not much lighter than steel helmets, they were far less