Original Belgian Post WWII British Style Paratrooper Helmet - Paracommando Regiment The Pacific on HBO A nearly identical box without

A nearly identical box without contents can be found in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History at this link

and the barrel bears British proofs on the left hand side

Once called the "East Indies"

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

the 17th Airborne Division staging area

Original Belgian Post WWII British Style Paratrooper Helmet - Paracommando Regiment The Pacific on HBO A nearly identical box withoutOriginal 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