Germany, NSKK. A Crash Helmet Eagle, First Pattern Province of China having been Absent Without Leave

having been Absent Without Leave

obverse illustrating the bust of a young Franz Joseph I on the left

on a 496 mm x 332 mm sheet

Seven magnetic metal rives are distributed around the lower quarter of the shell

Germany, NSKK. A Crash Helmet Eagle, First Pattern Province of China having been Absent Without Leave(Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps Adler fr Sturzhelm, 1. Modell). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a vaulted German national eagle clutching a wreathed and blackened mobile swastika, the reverse retaining all three original pairs of butterfly style attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 12 cm (w) x 9 cm (h), demonstrating minor tarnishing and loss of finish to the base metal, in near extremely fine condition.