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Military Helmet
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- PLASTIC;
- METAL-STEEL
- Description
- A military helmet with an outer shell of grey metal. There is a liner consisting of a plastic suspension webbing. The top part of the webbing is covered in leather. The leather extends down the inside of the museum in six strips which are tied together with a white string, The leather also extends …
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- ARMAMENT, BODY ARMOR
- Description
- A military helmet with an outer shell of grey metal. There is a liner consisting of a plastic suspension webbing. The top part of the webbing is covered in leather. The leather extends down the inside of the museum in six strips which are tied together with a white string, The leather also extends to create two chin strips with a metal buckle to secure it under the chin. There are two strips of yellow foam at the back and front of the helmet.
- Narrative
- From Italy, circa World War Two.
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- PLASTIC;
- METAL-STEEL
- Inscriptions
- On the inside of the helmet there is the inscription "II/57".
- Width
- 27
- Length
- 30.5
- Circumference
- 80.5
- Accession No.
- 2009.60.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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