Brit42 The outer is painted in

The outer is painted in a ‘panzer’ yellow with an olive-drab camo pattern applied

The helmet has been fitted with a replacement spring/web type230

It has the factory stamps NS64 (Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke) and the lot number is D253

The helmet has the Army star at the front and has been fitted with the typical Japanese cam net

Japanese #17 - The shell is an original Type 90

Brit42 The outer is painted inBrit42 The shell is an original WW2, British manufactured MkII shell with a stainless steel banded edge. The stainless steel chinstrap lugs are the MkIII type and are marked III 1943. The factory stamps under the flare near the rear seam are 455 1943; there is no stamp for the actual manufacturer. When acquired the shell was painted in thick grey paint inside and out with evidently many, many layers beneath.. The shell cleaned up very nicely; it was