Original U.S. WWII Hoboken New Jersey Civil Defense Air Raid Warden Helmet and Armband Original Display Machine Guns Christmas passed almost unnoticed except

Christmas passed almost unnoticed except for the huge meals of turkey and accompanying edibles

Includes the top "rib" on the receiver

The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire

The loom wires emerge from the rear of the helmet and combine to form a 1

the American counter-punch in the Ardennes gathered momentum and the Germans began to retreat

Original U.S. WWII Hoboken New Jersey Civil Defense Air Raid Warden Helmet and Armband Original Display Machine Guns Christmas passed almost unnoticed exceptOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. Civil Defense helmet was manufactured and issued at the outbreak of WW2 for use in the Civil Defense program specifically the United States Citizens Defense Corps Auxiliary Police. In this case for the Air Raid Warned of Hoboken, New Jersey. Overall condition is very good with stamp on the inside rim US GOVT PROPERTY OCD. Also included is Civil Defense Armband the inside is nicely stamped: LOCAL DEFENSE