Original Japanese WWII “Night Raid” Black Painted Type 90 Army Helmet with Complete Liner and Chinstrap - Tetsubo Gift Card yellow and black striped ribbon

yellow and black striped ribbon to the medal

and these types of modifications were relatively simple for them

It may have even been stenciled in Canada

This low lot number indicates that the helmet was produced some time in 1938 - 1940

It features a cleanly embossed “US” on the outer flap and has a cleanly stamped manufacturer’s mark and inspectors mark on the inside closure flap

Original Japanese WWII “Night Raid” Black Painted Type 90 Army Helmet with Complete Liner and Chinstrap - Tetsubo Gift Card yellow and black striped ribbonOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of the classic Japanese Type 90 Tetsubo ( "steel cap") army helmet, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ( "steel helmet") by Japanese troops. This is actually the first of these black painted army helmets we have received. Research reveals that not much is known as to why they were painted black but we did find a reasonable and practical reason. The Japanese soldiers that would