Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Czech Militaria Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern)

Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern)

It also has serial number 744278 on the left side under the maker marking

This singleness of purpose originally distinguished the fighting knife from the field knife

The original "V" back sight is unfortunately absent

C-in C American Forces”

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Czech Militaria Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern)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