Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet With Battle Damage Japanese Field Gear The interior is lined in

The interior is lined in gray cotton and is size stamped in black ink "56" in the dome

There had been some of these created in Czechoslovakia itself from obsolete Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifles in the late 30s prior to the German invasion and occupation

It looks to have seen very little use

commissioned that same day

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Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet With Battle Damage Japanese Field Gear The interior is lined inOriginal 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