WW2 British 'HSAT' Fibre Rim Paratrooper/Airborne Helmet 1942

Rare example of the early fibre rim Airborne helmet or to use its official designation 'HSAT' - Helmet , Steel , Airborne Troops .
This helmet was produced as of June 1942 up until October of that same year & so only had a limited production run until it was replaced by later models. Still in use right through WW2 early Airborne troops wore this model in North Africa & Italy then Normandy & Arnhem alongside later slightly remodelled examples. A helmet that could clearly tell a story this fabulous piece of Airborne history retains a high proportion of its original khaki rough textured paint to inside & out with fibre rim band still firmly in place . Interior of helmet has riveted chinstraps with yellow sorbo pads remaining in very good supple condition. The leather headband is marked 'BMB' with size 6 1/2 & date '1942' . Covered with a scrim camouflage net this has been tied around the rim & I have made no attempt to remove it .

Code: 12779