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BRITISH MILITARY P-44 MK IV HELMET TURTLE BACK 1952 DATED D-DAY INVASION HELMET

$ 39.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Cond: Very good
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Helmet is in very good condition with minor storage wear such as paint blemishes no dents or dings. Liner and chinstrap are also in good condition with normal wear no issues. Displays nice. See pictures
  • Modified Item: No
  • Bales: Swivel
  • Region of Origin: Great Britain
  • Theme: Militaria
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Liner: Lift the dot
  • Mfg: C.C.L
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Liner size: 6 1/2
  • Color: Dark Brown
  • Chinstrap: OD Khaki
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Pattern: 1944
  • Dated: 1952
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Model: MK IV

    Description

    BRITISH MILITARY P-44  MKIII HELMET (TURTLE BACK) THE HELMET WAS DEVELOPED IN GREAT BRITAIN  BY THE MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IN 1941 WHICH WAS THE MK III VERSION AND REPLACED AT THE END OF THE WAR BY THE MKIV VERSION. BOTH HELMETS WERE USED SIDE BY SIDE UNTIL 1945 AND THE MK III VERSION WAS OFFICIALLY REPLACED WITH THIS MODEL (MKIV) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO HELMETS ARE THE LINER RIVETS AND THE LIFT THE DOT LINER AND THE COLOR OF THE HELMET WAS CHANGED FROM KHAKI GREEN TO A DARK BROWN TEXTURED PAINT. THIS HELMET IS DATED 1952 WITH THE MFG OF C.C.L . SIZE 6 1/2 LINER LIFT THE DOT VERSION. CHINSTRAP IS OD KHAKI IN COLOR.  THESE HELMETS WERE ISSUED TO MOSTLY ASSAULT TROOPS SUCH AS AT NORMANDY (D-DAY). NICE VINTAGE HELMETS THAT DISPLAY NICE