WW2 Japanese Type 90 Helmet With ' Kanji' Inscriptions

A very good example of the Japanese Type 90 helmet the standard issue Japanese Infantry helmet of WW2.
This helmet has Japanese symbols ( Kanji) painted on to the side of it with a large portion of Japanese writing to the inside of the helmet which I have not translated. Star to front is 100% original to the helmet. Retaining a large proportion of its original khaki paint to shell one can see the band of slightly different paint colour around the circumference of the shell which was applied during the manufacturing process once the liner & rivets had been fitted. The multi panelled leather liner pads are the Japanese 'Ersatz' equivalent using offcuts in their production to save on leather. This was not necessarily a late war adornment as the Japanese had already been fighting the Chinese in 1938/39/40 before they came into WW2 & so economy was already a consideration in the early WW2 period for them. Front cushion holder ink stamped to rear . All three cushions are present with chinstrap system complete .

Code: 13145