Brit Para #51 Depiction: The helmet is a

Depiction: The helmet is a standard issue M1 with the USN Construction Battalion “Seabees” emblem stencilled on the front

This liner is of the highest quality

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

M16 #34 - The shell is an original German

Brit Para #51 Depiction: The helmet is aBrit 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