Original WWII Russian Soviet SSh-40 Steel Combat Helmet with Soviet Red Star Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock as indicated by the markings

as indicated by the markings on the rear faces

This old girl has been in an attic for more than 100 years only very recently come to light

The signal case is very well made of canvas and leather

Makers Mark:

seeing that the infantry were being driven back by intense hostile fire

Original WWII Russian Soviet SSh-40 Steel Combat Helmet with Soviet Red Star Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock as indicated by the markingsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The SSh (Russian: Stal'noy shlem or Steel Helmet) 40, also referred to as the M40 (Model 40), was the last and most commonly seen in service helmet used by the Soviet Union during World War II. The only external difference between the SSh 39 and the SSh 40 were the six rivets near the bottom of the helmet, as opposed to the three near the top of the SSh 39 shell. Rivet placement of the SSh 40 was due to a newly