British WWII Era Commando P42 Bergen Rucksack 20th Century Condition of these helmets is

Condition of these helmets is fair

books and other "innocent" paraphernalia

and have a flip up sigh with range marks for 25

The angles of the side and upper surfaces were conically increased with aim to cause hits of over 90o to ricochet

Later new brighter pea-green shade was introduced

British WWII Era Commando P42 Bergen Rucksack 20th Century Condition of these helmets isOriginal Item: Just two days after the end of the Dunkirk evacuation in June of 1940, the British Commandos were created, after a request from Winston Churchill to form an elite butcher and bolt raiding force to generate a reign of terror down the enemy coast. It soon became apparent that such an outfit would need load bearing equipment that would support long range independent operation, in other words, large capacity, versatile design, and rugged