Original British WWII Civil Defense Helmet from the Auxiliary Fire Service - Dated 1940 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly no visible markings

no visible markings

all this could have been one reason that the Jerry counter-attack failed that night

Its designer sought after a patent but for some reason the military were not interested in it and it never saw service

Although the conversions were done in France in 1943 the "Carry Handles" we believe are a post war addition with a distinct Russian influence

The M1934 is very robust in construction with a long service life if properly maintained

Original British WWII Civil Defense Helmet from the Auxiliary Fire Service - Dated 1940 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly no visible markingsOriginal Item: One Only. Only now with Cable Television do we begin to realize that WW2 was fought every bit as much at home as on the front lines. The German BLITZ and fire bombing of the years 1940 and 1941 almost brought England to it's knees. The daily mass attacks now seen on old newsreels shows just how much the civilian population suffered and in turn contributed to the war effort. Various different helmets were issued for use during WW2 for