Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet with Bring Back Tag & Net U.S. Edged Weapons In combat areas

In combat areas

Although of similar design no two are exactly alike

this was a sleeve device that upon deployment released the main chute slowly to reduce the threat of shredding from windblast

Their real name was 福本 小市 - Fukumoto Koichi

but was generally not equipped with the F-1 or F-1A Automatic Ripcord Release assembly

Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet with Bring Back Tag & Net U.S. Edged Weapons In combat areasOriginal 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 theatre of World War II. These are the forces that fought the USMC on Guadalcanal, Palau, and Iwo Jima. This is an excellent combat