WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943 WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943 WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943 WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943 WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943 WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943 WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943

WW2 British MkIII 'Turtle' Helmet 1943

An early issue British MkIII helmet that has a 1943 dated liner.
This helmet is still in its original wartime khaki green paint to inside & out having never been repainted . The shell is a BMB ( Briggs Motor Bodies) manufacture this evident by the joined rim. Liner marked 'CCL' with clear 1943 date. Liner screw is from the earlier MkII this being an example of one of the earliest MkIII issues where troops were ordered to swap out the liners from their existing MkII helmets for the new MkIII.
As issued to troops for the D-Day Landings & hard to find '43 dated with original khaki green wartime paint.

Code: 22

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