British WWII MKII Paratrooper Helmet with Canvas Chinstrap Size:7.75 (61-62 cm) the second big manufacturing arsenal

the second big manufacturing arsenal after RADOM

from a private collection in England We first saw this in the 1990s and have coveted it ever since

The New England infantrymen did battle with the Japanese and the jungle alike

landing at St

the Martini-Henry

British WWII MKII Paratrooper Helmet with Canvas Chinstrap Size:7.75 (61-62 cm) the second big manufacturing arsenalNew Made Item: The early British Paratrooper Helmets were first introduced in 1942, first with the P Type Helmet and then the "helmet, steel, airborne troops" or HSAT. In October 1942 the HSAT MkII was introduced to replace the first HSAT, with the most noticeable difference being the replacement of a rubber rim with a spot welded steel rim, late in the war this version was used with a three point webbing chinstrap. Our reproduction helmets feature