Original Imperial Japanese WWII Japanese Army “B-Spec” Material Substitute Wicker Sun Helmet Category_Brunswick Guns after World War II

after World War II

We happened across them at a recent show and spent nearly an hour thumbing through pages before remembering to buy them for our customers

The serial number 21577 is quite low

This era was before MFP – Moisture Fungus Proofing – so we would imagine their life expectancy in a humid Pacific island jungle would be rather short before rain

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Japanese Army “B-Spec” Material Substitute Wicker Sun Helmet Category_Brunswick Guns after World War IIOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a somewhat rare Imperial Japanese Army sun helmet and the first we have had the pleasure of offering. This helmet is a little worse for wear but was not intended to have the same shelf life as the regular massed produced Type 98 Sun Pith Helmets. This one does show the perfect amount of service use and wear with a solid suspension system as well as chinstrap. There are faded labels on the interior which