Poland, Republic. A Rare WZ31 Steel Border Guard Helmet, Named

A 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 and the Border Guard, which commonly displayed the Polish State Eagle which is die stamped and affixed by two prongs, the interior of the helmet is visible grey/blued paint, the liner is equipped with a metal rim fixed with rivets, three calfskin inserts are attached to the rim, tongue with lace eyelets, (several ​​are missing), helmet marked “72” under the visor, however it is difficult to identify due to surface oxidization and light pitting, with original wearers name in black paint "LUDWIKOW', with texture and paint loss to exterior however a rare and desirable example.