Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Helmet by Spalding - Converted Football Helmet Japanese Guns & Ordnance The British Long Land pattern

The British Long Land pattern musket sometimes referred to as the First Model Brown Bess began to emerge in the mid 1720's and by about 1730 had taken on a distinct form

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Original U.S. Korean War / Early Vietnam War Tanker Helmet by Spalding - Converted Football Helmet Japanese Guns & Ordnance The British Long Land patternOriginal 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