Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Czech Militaria The cover is complete and

The cover is complete and in good condition

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

Overall length is 40" when fully extended and 3" wide

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

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Czech Militaria The cover is complete andOriginal 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