WW2 Japanese Navy Type 90 Steel Combat Helmet

Rare textbook Japanese Navy Type 90 steel combat helmet.
The bitter rivalry between the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy meant even in terms of procurement of what is basically the same helmet there are distinct differences ! The Navy as here only employed the larger of the two available helmet sizes . Paint and liners differed in small detail . This late war Navy version shows to the front the factory/depot stencil enamel sprayed anchor insignia that replaced the earlier separate brass and steel anchor badges . The Paint work is a finer application than Army versions and has the flat profile Navy rivets .There is a typically Navy set of kanji to one of the liner pads that is worthy of reserach. The chinstrap loops are in a fixed soldered style that is once again not found upon Army versions . The liner is the rough out hide and bears no size indication . The whole helmet is field worn with a nice patina and signs of combat use A highly evocative bring back piece .

Code: 15497