Original French WWII Model 1935 Tanker Armored Vehicle Helmet with Artillery Badge Russian/Soviet Militaria Other correct WW2 features include

Other correct WW2 features include cotton herringbone twill (HBT) cloth suspension liner

a quality manufactured item and a most unusual item to find from 1914-1918

however the bayonet lug and butt plate clearly identify it as a Navy Trainer

There is a tag attached to the gun indicating that the barrel is marked on the hidden under side with contractor's name(s) W

then screwing the pressure plate back on again

Original French WWII Model 1935 Tanker Armored Vehicle Helmet with Artillery Badge Russian/Soviet Militaria Other correct WW2 features includeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very difficult type of helmet to find, known as the Chars de Combat helmet or Armored vehicle helmet. Features a steel skull shell with rear visor and front leather brow pad. These helmets were issued to armored vehicle and tank crews in the French military before and during Word War Two. This particular example has ear cutouts in the shell, something we have not seen before! The helmet is dent free and