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

The chinstrap lugs were rusted but are intact

without any Israeli markings evident

M35 #31 - Shell: The shell is an original WW2 Model 1935

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

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