Brit Para #48 The helmet represents a standard

The helmet represents a standard issue Australian WW2 helmet

The leather chinstrap is attached directly to the liner as opposed to the M16/17 arrangement

new neck strap and a new leather chinstrap

Service worn M35 in 1935 – 1940 specifications with the early smooth green

Japanese combat shell in good condition

Brit Para #48 The helmet represents a standardBrit Para #48 The shell is a Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) Helmet with a stainless steel band around the rim. There are no factory stamps evident. When acquired it was painted in probably its original olive drab which was faded and weathered. The shell was stripped to bare metal, converted to a MkII para, primed then painted in dark olive drab with a textured outer. This helmet has been fitted with an imported reproduction para liner from SOF in Wales