Original Japanese WWII Army Tetsubo Combat Helmet with Liner and Chinstrap - Battlefield Pickup Nepalese Cache Extras lifting peak/brow plate over roped

lifting peak/brow plate over roped central raised reinforced bead

8th Air Force "Barking Devils": Activated in late 1942 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb squadron

and Field Artillery regiments

Making these special silk cords could take many months of steady work

crossed the Mulde River at Rochlitz on 15 April 1945

Original Japanese WWII Army Tetsubo Combat Helmet with Liner and Chinstrap - Battlefield Pickup Nepalese Cache Extras lifting peak/brow plate over ropedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice combat used example of the classic of the Tetsubo, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ("steel helmet") by troops. This helmet was picked up off the ground during or shortly after the war, so unfortunately the helmet suffered from the elements during the time it lay on the ground. A good amount of the original paint is missing, and the shell does have rust damage, both on the inside and