Original Bulgarian WWII Anti-Air & Chemical Defense German-made Early M38 Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell Military Audio prior to being issued

prior to being issued

There is a stress crack on the right side of the butt stock

It does look to have been polished

these carbines were then sold to the visiting Afghan tribesmen who came through the pass to trade for what they understood to be "BRITISH MADE WEAPONS"

Original Bulgarian WWII Anti-Air & Chemical Defense German-made Early M38 Gladiator Helmet with Single Piece Shell Military Audio prior to being issuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a rare type of helmet that we have only seen a few times before! During the WWII Period, German supplied much in the way of arms and equipment to its allies. Neutral at the onset of WWII, Bulgaria joined Germany by declaring war on Britain and the United States on 13 December 1941, and began to receive material support from Germany. One helmet they received was the M38 Luftschutz design, the so called