Original Belgian Post WWII British Style Paratrooper Helmet - Paracommando Regiment The Pacific on HBO and the barrel bears British

and the barrel bears British proofs on the left hand side

The reverse ricasso is stamped with the trademark Alcoso used from 1940-1943

Issued Waffenrocks tend to be dark while Eigetumsstück (privately purchased) Waffenrocks are much lighter in color

and a very dark patinated look

Once called the "East Indies"

Original Belgian Post WWII British Style Paratrooper Helmet - Paracommando Regiment The Pacific on HBO and the barrel bears BritishOriginal 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