Original British P-1944 Turtle MK IV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored MG 42 Mounts The first examples were in

The first examples were in fact conversions of the Chassepot

but is still included

- Portion of a Japanese military wool blanket

The other shoulder strap is present and both retain their complete brass chain suspension rings

The British army employed three different types of machine gun: the Vickers medium machine gun

Original British P-1944 Turtle MK IV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored MG 42 Mounts The first examples were inOriginal Item: Issued for use in the D Day invasion of Europe in 1944; this is the next steel helmet pattern to be adopted by the British after the Dough Boy style of WWI. In use through the close of WWII and in regular use through Korea and the Falkland war. The Mk III Helmet was a steel military combat helmet developed for the British Army in 1941. First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D Day, the Mk III was used alongside the Brodie