Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly with serial number 6328 marked

with serial number 6328 marked on the bottom of the grip frame

It was mounted in a bracket

Sling Attachment Points

It comes complete with the correct Mark IV cleaning rod

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Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Company Commander’s Helmet - Converted Football Helmet Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly with serial number 6328 markedOriginal 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