Original WWII Russian Soviet SSh-40 Steel Combat Helmet with Soviet Red Star Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock More on the 2-Inch Mortar:

More on the 2-Inch Mortar:

Makers Mark:

Because he was too weak to climb back in his seat

as indicated by the markings on the rear faces

the B-24 came under attack from JG 1's Messerschmitt Bf 109s

Original WWII Russian Soviet SSh-40 Steel Combat Helmet with Soviet Red Star Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock More on the 2-Inch Mortar:Original 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