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Original Japanese WWII Type 92 Army Combat Helmet Shell with Chinstrap - Tetsubo

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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the classic Type 92 Tetsubo (鉄帽 - "steel cap"), also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ( 鉄 冑 "steel helmet") by troops. This helmet is missing the entire liner, as well as the attachment split pins, except for the "Star" on the front, which was painted gold post war.

The helmet shell looks to have been originally painted a darker color green, either during wartime, or post war. It still has an original canvas tie down strap, which looks to be in unissued condition. It is possible that the helmet was retrieved rom a factory in Japan, and then painted. The shell shows very little sign of use, however it does have the correct black colored steel usually seen.

    This is a great chance to pick up a very nice example of the Japanese WWII Type 92 Tetsu-Bo helmet shell, with a complete chin strap. These are getting harder to find in any condition on the market.

    The Imperial Japanese Army was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1871 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of War, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan as supreme commander of the army and the navy. Later an Inspectorate General of Military (Army) Aviation, became the third agency with oversight over the army. During wartime or national emergencies, the nominal command functions of the emperor would be centralized in an Imperial General Headquarters (IGHQ), an ad-hoc body consisting of the chief and vice chief of the Army General Staff, the minister of war, the chief and vice chief of the Naval General Staff, the inspector general of military aviation, and the inspector general of military training. The Japanese Type 92 (1932) Tetsubo, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ("steel helmet") by troops, was a mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Army from its creation in 1932. It replaced the Japanese-made French Adrian helmets the armed forces had been using. Its construction from inferior chrome-molybdenum steel limited its ability to protect the wearer from gunfire or shrapnel.

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