Original U.S. Early WWII Airborne Paratrooper Training Football Helmet by Riddell U.S. Artwork & Posters USA" in black block letters

USA" in black block letters

captured this Telescope

This example has all steel mounts

Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters

The rolled edge of the M-35 shell was eliminated

Original U.S. Early WWII Airborne Paratrooper Training Football Helmet by Riddell U.S. Artwork & Posters USA" in black block lettersOriginal Item: Only One Available. We just received this from the family of a deceased WWII Airborne Paratrooper as a private purchase. It is a Paratrooper Training Football helmet, manufactured by Riddell, a well known helmet manufacturer, who still makes football helmets to this day. During the earliest days of WWII paratroopers, Riddell designed a modified football helmet with front and rear leather protection, designed to keep twigs and branches