Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Helmet by Spalding - Converted Football Helmet Medals the corps deployed (January 1942)

the corps deployed (January 1942) the first American soldiers to the European Theater of Operations

the most recent version adopted on 22 January 2008 bears the takbīr rendered in dark green

Constructed predominately of aluminum with integral one piece carry handle and  crank handle

This book is fully documented by Geo

It still retains its original cleaning rod

Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Helmet by Spalding - Converted Football Helmet Medals the corps deployed (January 1942)Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is an interesting helmet for sure! This is basically a football helmet made by Spalding 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 by Spalding