Original WWII Russian Soviet SSh-40 Steel Combat Helmet with Paint Stamp Markings Barrels and was awarded to infantry

and was awarded to infantry soldiers according to one of the following criteria: To have taken part in at least three: infantry assaults (including counter-attacks) or at least three armed reconnaissance operations or engaged in hand-to-hand combat in an assault position or participated on three separate days in the restitution of combat positions

bombers and attackers

while the crown shows next to none

has some minor handling marks with a few scratches

Received from an amazing Collector's Museum Collection

Original WWII Russian Soviet SSh-40 Steel Combat Helmet with Paint Stamp Markings Barrels and was awarded to infantryOriginal 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