Brit Para #51 there were a couple of

there were a couple of drain holes punched in the crown and there were three holes around the rim where the hanging wire would have been attached

The chinstrap lugs were rusted but are intact

M16 #34 - The shell is an original German

The leather is ink marked as size 59 (59cm head size)

without any Israeli markings evident

Brit Para #51 there were a couple ofBrit Para #51 The shell is a MkII Para helmet; most likely post war. There are no factory stamps evident. I am quite certain it is not British made; perhaps Belgian. When acquired it was painted in the remnants of its original smooth olive drab. Its original liner, bumper pad and a portion of its web chinstrap existed but were all rotted. The shell was stripped to bare metal, primed then painted olive drab with a textured outer. A new bumper pad has