German Fire Brigade Helmet similar to German Air Force model 1940-1945 (see page 141 History of t

German Fire Brigade Helmet similar to German Air Force model 1940-1945 (see page 141 History of the German Helmet by Ludwig Baer). The comb has been removed and the helmet is painted black over a red brown undercoat, on the right hand side is the decal for the S A Feldherrnhalle and the one on the left hand side deliberately removed. There is a white strip of tape running horizontally around the base of the crown, impressed into the shell is "Thale" (Eisen-Und Huttenwerke Thale) and other indecipherable letters, complete with liner stamped 58.5 and ink writing presumably referring to the owner