Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment Headquarters Ike Jacket Named to Private John M. Cox With Overseas Cap and Plaque French Helmets This is an excellent example

This is an excellent example of a genuine British Mark II steel helmet that is dated 1940 on the liner

It has the same general specification as the earlier model

The serial number on this example is 5480

Truly a weapon that meant business and in regular use in Central Africa right up until the dreaded SIMBA REBELLION of the 1960's

above serial number 1187348

Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment Headquarters Ike Jacket Named to Private John M. Cox With Overseas Cap and Plaque French Helmets This is an excellent exampleOriginal Items: Only One Lot Available. The Eisenhower jacket or "Ike" jacket, officially known as the Jacket, Field, Wool, Olive Drab, is a type of waist length jacket developed for the U. S. Army during the later stages of World War II and named after Dwight D. Eisenhower. Intended to be worn on its own or as an insulating layer beneath the M 1943 Field Jacket and over the standard wool flannel shirt and wool sweater, it featured a pleated back,