Original Belgian Post WWII British Style Paratrooper Helmet - Paracommando Regiment The Pacific on HBO the 17th Airborne Division staging

the 17th Airborne Division staging area

and a very dark patinated look

Once called the "East Indies"

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A nearly identical box without contents can be found in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History at this link

Original Belgian Post WWII British Style Paratrooper Helmet - Paracommando Regiment The Pacific on HBO the 17th Airborne Division stagingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a 1950s Belgian made Paratrooper Helmet which was modeled after the British WWII paratrooper helmet. Often you encounter these helmets with the Belgian flag removed on the sides of the helmet, just like this one, to pass off as a British one. These would have been issued to not only paratroopers but to armored troops, or more specifically troops with motor transport or SP artillery. It