Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet With Battle Damage Russian Artillery Comes complete with steel pin

Comes complete with steel pin with ring for activating

who assumed the Japanese did not have the technology for night fighter designs

Electropenciled under the date plate to the right is the following: “TELESCOPE M73B1

but it is definitely original

There are also markings on the fuse detonator tube in Japanese

Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet With Battle Damage Russian Artillery Comes complete with steel pinOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally rare Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF) helmet. The SNLF ( Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were a part of the IJN Land Forces. They saw extensive service in the Second Sino Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. These are the forces that fought the USMC on Guadalcanal, Palau, and Iwo Jima. This is an excellent combat