Original British P-1944 Turtle MK IV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored Hand Select:No The almost 16" blade is

The almost 16" blade is in very good condition

On 20 February 1944 between 3

the 319th was sent back to England to recoup and regroup along with the rest of the 82nd

stayed quite fit

Steel pot and the outside of the liner are matt gray

Original British P-1944 Turtle MK IV Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Restored Hand Select:No The almost 16" blade isOriginal Item: Issued for use in the D Day invasion of Europe in 1944; this is 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 alongside the Brodie