Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Czech Militaria together with the British 46th

together with the British 46th and 56th Infantry Divisions

The original "V" back sight is unfortunately absent

Overall length is 40" when fully extended and 3" wide

Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern)

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Czech Militaria together with the British 46thOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an interesting helmet for sure! This is basically a football helmet very similar to Spalding helmets and converted for use in the U. S. Military as a tankers helmet, or possibly a door gunners helmet in Vietnam. This is a very scarce helmet that was a stop gap piece after the WWII Tanker Helmet and before they produced a Tanker specific helmet. The Football helmet was a state of the art lightweight helmet