WW2 Japanese Infantry Helmet With Rare Camouflage Cover

A textbook Imperial Japanese Army Type 90 helmet with rare khaki camouflage cover.
Helmet has a wonderfully original thick handpainted brown painted steel shell over which is applied a tan coloured cotton cover. Profusely marked to the inside this is held with its original knotted drawstring although it is possible to slip off for inspection with some ease. There is an olive colored wool circle with machine sewn yellow wool star machine sewn to the front. There is a small rim tear of approx 3cm not detracting ( See image ). Helmet interior is marked with two white painted digits to crown & complete with a Japanese 'Good Luck' seal wrapped around the rear strap. On this seal are 'Kanji' with the soldiers personal details & within this are often wrapped prayers from monks which were collected from shrines & then stamped with 'shrine seals' as the are often called. The light brown colored leather liner is complete with drawstring still in place and held to the shell with leather band and all original helmet pins. Each of the three liner sections have original pads with one of these marked to its reverse.
A fabulous piece & very hard to find with the original camouflage cover.

Code: 11171