Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Helmet by Spalding - Converted Football Helmet One-of-a-Kind Durslag contributed an essay on

Durslag contributed an essay on Walter Alston to I Managed Good

Rust and exposure wear also present

their efforts were recognized by having 53 of their members inducted into the New York National Guard in 1889

It was an experimental airborne unit consisting of volunteers trained to jump from C-47 transport planes into hostile territory

The pistol is also marked on the side of the lower frame:-

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Helmet by Spalding - Converted Football Helmet One-of-a-Kind Durslag contributed an essay onOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an interesting helmet for sure! This is basically a football helmet made by Spalding and converted for use in the U. S. Military as a tankers helmet, or possibly a door gunners helmet in Vietnam. This is a very scarce helmet that was a stop gap piece after the WWII Tanker Helmet and before they produced a Tanker specific helmet. The Football helmet was a state of the art lightweight helmet by Spalding