WW2 British Paratrooper Helmet ( HSAT) Mk2 Model 1944 Dated

A rare textbook 1944 dated example of the Mk2 British paratrooper helmet this piece issued with the ' Third model' webbing chinstrap system.
Helmet has its original wartime factory paint to shell with this showing heavy wear to exterior. Liner system still tight to interior & has never been out. Webbing straps show the wartime stitch configuration which is explained in the superb reference by Oliver Lock ' British Airborne Headdress ' . Chincup complete with chamois leather lining. There is heavy wear to the leather headband however the 1944 date , maker 'BMB' & size '7 1/2' is visible. Dome crash pad still present to crown & rubber cushions all intact.
Becoming harder to find now with the all important Normandy & Arnhem applicable 1944 date.

Code: 13797