FJ helmet with Brown Chinstraps

[WalterB]

This was my first FJ helmet. It was stored in the garage of a vet for many years and unfortunately it is not in very good condition. The amount of cat hair and crud that came with it was severe. Even though it is in poor shape, I like it because of its unusual dark brown chinstraps. The last two pictures also show some shrapnel damage to the right rim of the helmet. The vet picked this up north of Anzio, I believe.

[WalterB]

A closer pic of the decal

[WalterB]

A pic of the remnants of the chinstraps

[WalterB]

Another pic of the chinstraps

[WalterB]

I put a white paper behind so the shrapnel ding would stand out

[WalterB]

Last picture shows the shrapnel damage and what may be some blood

[Willi Z.]

Nice untouched original Alte. Thanks for sharing.

Willi

[merdock]

Hi,
you should be proud to have that in your collection i would ,alas i do not own one.
All the best Merdock

[WalterB]

Thank you, Merdock, for your post

[JohnB]

para helmet

Nice honest helmet with character and a story.
Thanks for sharing
John