M40 #42 This helmet has had a

This helmet has had a desert yellow cam pattern applied over the olive-drab typical of soldiers involved in the Sicily campaign along with a khaki cam net fitted

This helmet represents a circa 1944 British MkII para helmet in combat livery

Remnants of the leather chinstrap remain

It has the factory stamps NS64 (Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke) and the lot number is D253

it was then primed and painted in khaki brown

M40 #42 This helmet has had aM40 #42 Shell: The shell is an original model 1940 type and is in good condition. Only the remnants of a tan coloured paint remained when acquired. The shell is in good condition with the effects of light rust pitting evident. The maker size stamp is ET64 (Eisenhutten) with a lot number stamp of 3494 are visible but lightly stamped. This shell was stripped to bare metal, primed then painted in grey green with a textured outer. An acceptance stamp has