Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The early war issue aluminum

The early war issue aluminum liner band is marked on the left outer side with 64 nA / 57

A very nice rare example of the predecessor to many machetes and other pioneer blades

It has had the muzzle ring fitted with an internal bushing to reduce the size

It was mounted in a bracket

Tinian's Operational ImportanceThe USS IndianapolisThe SeaBees also built docks to accommodate the USS Indianapolis

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The early war issue aluminumOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an interesting helmet for sure! This is basically a football helmet very similar to Spalding helmets and converted for use in the U. S. Military as a tankers helmet, or possibly a door gunners helmet in Vietnam. This is a very scarce helmet that was a stop gap piece after the WWII Tanker Helmet and before they produced a Tanker specific helmet. The Football helmet was a state of the art lightweight helmet