MkIII / M44 / 'Turtle'
This style of helmet was inroduced in 1944, although developed in the early 1940s. It offered much better protection than the 'Tommy' which was itself based on the WWI style of helmet. This particular helmet has had some paint troubles, compounded by my attempts to respray it in  a sutiable colour!
Page created  3rd January 2004
If you want to see the above before I butchered it, click here
More pictures of MKIII helmet
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