British WW2 Tanker/Paratrooper/Dispatch Rider Steel Helmet with Camouflage Cover German Replica • 1943 dated U

• 1943 dated U

they were very popular with the tin mines as they allowed night shift working in the mines

The buttons are matched to a row of button holes

Original Item: Manufactured sometime between 1800-1850

with heavy stitched ties

British WW2 Tanker/Paratrooper/Dispatch Rider Steel Helmet with Camouflage Cover German Replica • 1943 dated UOriginal Item: Actually, although this helmet appears to be a British Para Helmet, it's having only a single elasticized chin strap tells us it was issued as a Tanker's Helmet, however the bowl is identical to a Paratrooper or Dispatch Rider's (Motorcyclist's) Helmet. Not quite the same pizzaz but nevertheless it looks the part. We found just a single case of fewer than 20 of these Helmets each with the WW2 style rubberized faux leather liner and