Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Military Art 1940 the German U-Boat "U-55"

1940 the German U-Boat "U-55" under the command of Kapitain Werner Heidel was attacked by the British the sloop HMS Fowey

These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword

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- 43 ½” x 28” “Africa Road Map”: This map is in good condition and was designed for ground travel

and the stripes themselves are individual pieces of black velvet applied to a green field

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Military Art 1940 the German U-Boat "U-55"Original 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