Poland, Republic. A Rare WZ31 Steel Border Guard Helmet, Named Republic of maker marked in black ink

maker marked in black ink with the "Modell's 198 BROADWAY AND 243 W

Commander of Aerial Service Command 1/11 is awarded the Iron Honour Shield of Luftgau XI for his merits in target training methods

original ribbon with dual prong pinback)

while at the Canadian Ordnance Corps Training Camp at Barriefield

Poland, Republic. A Rare WZ31 Steel Border Guard Helmet, Named Republic of maker marked in black inkA Rare wz31 Pattern Steel Combat Helmet, one piece helmet with a slight undercut and a small but visible contoured visor, helmet edges cut and rounded, pressed in alloy steel, retaining much of its original rough textured exterior grey blued paint finish differentiating itself from the standard and more common army "Salamandra" finished helmets, the blue grey versions of the WZ31 before September 1939, were specifically worn by Polish police forces