Japanese Naval Landing Forces Helmet

[Banzi64]

the liner it is cowhide. Jareth doesn't Osaka use a hand clenching arrows also? I have seen it on my messkit

[cbuehler]

the liner it is cowhide. Jareth doesn't Osaka use a hand clenching arrows also? I have seen it on my messkit

The fist with arrows is a private company (cant remember off hand the name) that made aluminum utensils. It is unrelated to the Osaka Arsenal.

CB

[John Gordon]

Folks thanks for the responses. I noted some variations in the sewing patterns and shape of the NLF/Navy liner fingers/pads in addition to the different materials. Does anyone have any views on the number of liner variations?

[Banzi64]

It seems that most navy helmets have cowhide once in awhile you'll see pigskin or a variation cloth liner. I'm not detecting any differences in that liner with shape of the finger or stitching methods.

[Michael Stern]

WW2 Japanese combat helmet

Hello,
I would like to get some opinions regarding this Type 90 helmet. I believe it is the Naval Landing type. The condition is fairly solid with a few minor flaws in the lining. The color is a mud brown, and the insignia differs a bit from the one that I see depicted in the previous thread. Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike

[Michael Stern]

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[Michael Stern]

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[Michael Stern]

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[Banzi64]

It's an earlier model that has a liner that has shrunk or been replaced with a small army liner. They have rigged the liner together in the rear it has a cowhide band and pigskin pads.

[Jareth]

Mike, the helmet shell is army. ONLY the army used painted size marks on the rear interior. Can't say 100% if insignia is real or repro & if liner is army or navy. Sorry for the bad news.

[cbuehler]

The helmet posted by Mike here is an Army issue helmet, as is the liner which does not fit the helmet. (the Navy liners only have 2 stitch holes in the rear as opposed to the Army 3 holes which are apparent here). I dont know if the Navy badge is good or not, but it appears that this particular helmet has some issues.

CB

[Striking 9th]

If the helmet was legit it would have been snatched up off the bay. I would just wait and a nice one will come around.
Scott

[IJANLFHELMETS]

I emailed the seller on Ebay that it was an Army shell with added Naval device, but no answer (surprise,surprise!!)

[Striking 9th]

I emailed the seller on Ebay that it was an Army shell with added Naval device, but no answer (surprise,surprise!!)

The seller is an honest guy. I just do not think he knows much about Japanese items. He does Civil War & early American mostly. He name is Dale Anderson. He always has high quality CW items on his site. I think he is going to retire. He is the one selling the house on the gettysburg battlefield which he does own.
Scott

[John Gordon]

Re the liner and stitching, I will send you some pics of different helmets and explain what I mean. Some seem slightly larger in the 3 pads than others and some have stitches running diagonally across them, Easier to see when I send pics.