Original British WWII Vickers Gun Muzzle Cone Mk III - Unissued Condition Edged Weapons will NOT have a liner

will NOT have a liner or chinstrap and will have minor defects such as cracks

Overall length: 25 1/4"

The numbers denoting the maker's mark and shell size were was placed on the left side of the helmet under the flared skirt

Again an area which sat on the sidelines in WW2 since the principal arena between Britain and Italy turned out to be the Libyan Dessert on the Mediterranean

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Original British WWII Vickers Gun Muzzle Cone Mk III - Unissued Condition Edged Weapons will NOT have a linerOriginal Item: The Mk III muzzle cone was adopted to eliminate the tendency of the flat Mk I cone to catch bullets, shrapnel, and shell fragments. The Mk III cone is shaped to deflect projectiles. This item is in unissued condition.