Original Rare German WWII Waffen SS EM/NCO Schirmmütze Crusher Visor Cap with Maker Mark - Schutzstaffel Russian Army This stamped sheet steel construction

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains over 90% of the original lightly textured blue gray paint

reconstruction

now fully cleaned

This may have been repainted post war for effect

The reverse is plain with a vertical needle style pin

Original Rare German WWII Waffen SS EM/NCO Schirmmütze Crusher Visor Cap with Maker Mark - Schutzstaffel Russian Army This stamped sheet steel constructionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf H. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of NSDAP and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied