Original British P-1944 Turtle MkV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly There is also a brass

There is also a brass hanger loop on a fitting

It is also marked with lot number 2478 on the underside of the rear skirt

and a spring clip in the center to secure the canteen to the cartridge belt

are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do

so it was processed through the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot

Original British P-1944 Turtle MkV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly There is also a brassOriginal Item: The MKIII helmet was issued for use in the D Day invasion of Europe in 1944; it was the next steel helmet pattern to be adopted by the British after the Dough Boy style of WWI. In use through the close of WWII and in regular use through Korea and the Falkland war. The Mk III Helmet was a steel military combat helmet developed for the British Army in 1941. First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D Day, the Mk III was used