Original Item: Only One Available. Genuine 2nd Pattern NSKK Crash Helmet – Molded, smooth, blackened leather helmet with raised, padded, protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge, and another one running from front to back over the crown top. Helmet has a ventilation grommets with screen to each side of crown.
Front center of helmet features a second pattern NSKK stylized national eagle. The eagle is still held in its correct position. Helmet has a short blackened leather visor stitched to front and stitched on, extended, blackened, grained, leather, protective side and rear panels. Side panels each have a vertical half-moon shaped, ear cut-out with stitched on closure flaps with functional snaps. Right panel show some damage and wear. Flaps were designed to protect the ears while still allowing for hearing. Rear neck flap intact. Side panels also have extended straps to bottoms which act as the chinstrap. Interior of helmet has a tan leather, nine finger liner. Liner is fully intact with all fingers and original tie string. Liner is size ink stamped 56. The crown pad is loose and is nicely stamped in red ink Eigentum NSKK-Motorbrigade Kurpfalz-Saar. Overal condition of the helmet is very good but does show wear and dryness from age. Very nice example of a hard to find helmet.