Original British WWII P-1944 Turtle MK IV Steel Helmet- Dated 1945 Hand Select:No The base has a large

The base has a large integral screw rather than separate base-and-screws like later marks

The M1916 design had side-mounted horn-like ventilator lugs which were intended to be support for an additional steel brow plate or Stirnpanzer

This first of three patterns of helmets produced for the Bulgarian army before World War II

Some Mk IV belts were made by Thomas French & Sons

Original Item: Very Few Available

Original British WWII P-1944 Turtle MK IV Steel Helmet- Dated 1945 Hand Select:No The base has a largeOriginal 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 Brodie helmet of WWI. In use through the close of WWII and in regular use through Korea and the Falkland war. These helmets are extremely rare as all bear 1945 dates and are genuine WW2 issue. The Mk III Helmet was a steel military combat helmet developed for the British Army in 1941. First worn