Original German WWII HJ Late War Painted Cap Badge - Membership Pin - RZM M1/185 Bira Gun M40 helmets of this quality

M40 helmets of this quality are always hard to find on the market

Korean War Era Mk1 Mod 2 Illumination Hand Grenade

The overall condition of the helmet is good

The leather is remarkably very pliable for a piece of historic leather but most areas have hardened

A long opening (27 inches

Original German WWII HJ Late War Painted Cap Badge - Membership Pin - RZM M1/185 Bira Gun M40 helmets of this qualityOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice late war German WWII AH jugend Mtzenabzeichen (HJ Cap Badge), marked RZM M1 185 on the back, a maker that has not yet been identified. We have seen other examples, and they were all this same late war style. The pin is constructed out of a die stamped zinc alloy base with late war style red, white, and black paint work, and unlike earlier examples did not have any type of plating on the metal.