Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Tanker Helmet with Markings - dated 1940 Crimean War and does is torn through

and does is torn through at one point

Among the killed were two of the three battalion commanders and the executive officer of the 3/506th

BCD and Westminster Regiment and the Regiment was placed under command 5 Canadian Armoured Brigade

AC-119G Shadow

It is faintly marked as follows on the base of the left barrel:

Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Tanker Helmet with Markings - dated 1940 Crimean War and does is torn throughOriginal Item: Only One Available. The following excerpt is from an article titled The Wonders of Tanker Helmets by Peter Suciu about Japanese Tanker Helmets in WW2: Japan devised its own tanker helmet, which was very distinct from their traditional steel helmet designs. Its been suggested that Japanese tanker helmets were actually based on flight helmets. There are also three well known variations of tanker helmets, including an early winter model