WW2 Russian SSH36 Steel Combat Helmet

A very rare SSh36 ( Model 36 ) Russian combat helmet which was the first truly Soviet design much used by Soviet troops in the early campaigns against the Wehrmacht in WW2. This model was succeeded by the 39 & 40 patterns.
This untouched example is in its typical green colour with the distinctive top comb totally intact. The original web chinstrap is still present with its correct web securing loop & wartime steel rivets. The liner is of the typically seen grey oil cloth with corrugated air plates fitted in between this & the shell of the helmet. This feature , as well as the top comb, are derived from the French Adrian helmet which was used by Russia in the first world war.
We can see a series of numbers prefixed with ' 3 ' stamped into the rims left underside giving us the shell size '3' & the batch number of the steel used in its construction.
Overall the condition is very good & probably the best example I have had for a while.
A very rare example of this scarce & historical Soviet combat helmet.

Code: 14501