Czechoslovakia, Republic. Protectorate Of Bohemia & Moravia Felt Police Helmet Auction Archive 1943 and was subsequently occupied

1943 and was subsequently occupied by the United States 82nd Airborne until their transfer a month later

also maker marked on suspension ring denoting Arthus-Bertrand manufacture

number 63733

Instituted 12 June 1792

contact marks and surface wear on the reverse

Czechoslovakia, Republic. Protectorate Of Bohemia & Moravia Felt Police Helmet Auction Archive 1943 and was subsequently occupiedThis sturdy framed helmet is fabricated from a pressed fiber material, with a grayish green felt exterior. It is designed with a protruding visor at the front and a neck guard at the rear. The front is adorned with a helmet plate illustrating the Czechoslovakia coat of arms laying upon an angled square with linden leaves on each of the four sides, the plate measuring 74 mm (w) x 77 mm (h). The raised spine of the helmet with a two part silvered metal