Normandy Found British Netted Camouflage 'Tommy' Helmet

If you are looking for a true timecapsule piece from the 1944 Normandy campaign this multi netted 'bocage' camouflage British soldiers helmet may be the one off piece for your D-Day collection.
Originally coming from a house in the Operation Bluecoat area some years ago this netted helmet displays all of the attributes & unmistakeable original age that one would want to see in an ' as found ' piece such as this. When one carefully examines the netting on the helmet it becomes apparent that the soldier has , ingeniously , used four tightly tied nets to cover it with all having sunk down upon each other to form what must have been a very effective camouflage in the thick bocage of the Normandy hedgerows. One can see the tightening strings passing under the various nets in different areas with the totally undisturbed screw nut visible at the top of the helmet. The original khaki factory paint of the helmet can be seen in places with most paint removed from the rim where the net has continuously rubbed around it during heavy use. Interior displays an undisturbed rexene liner with the date '1941' just visible on one chinstrap lug. Markings on the liner cradle are obscured through the buildup of age so I have made no attempt to clean this or any other part of the helmet .
A fabulous piece of history which saw action in the hedgerow hell of Normandy.

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