M16/17 #6 com/2014/the-camouflage-pressed-fiber-helmet The American pressed fibre

com/2014/the-camouflage-pressed-fiber-helmet The American pressed fibre sun helmet still remains very much a mystery at times

It is a size 64 with the manufacturer stamp being Bell L64 (a small bell symbol with L64)

The liner is based on a zinc outer band

Also fitted is a replica pair of German dust goggles

Japanese #20 - Shell: The shell is an original Type 90

M16/17 #6 com/2014/the-camouflage-pressed-fiber-helmet The American pressed fibreM16 17 #6 Shell: It is an original WWI Austrian Model 1917 size 66 steel shell. It was picked up in Afghanistan in 2001. It had been partly cleaned up and painted green. It has had two holes welded up near the right ear. These holes were made for an Afghanistan badge. The shell had some rust pitting on the outer and inner. The chinstrap lugs were rusted but are intact. It was stripped to bare metal, treated, primed and painted in grey green with a