Aussie66 liner was painted in its

liner was painted in its original factory olive-drab

The inside was quite smooth

The factory stamps under the flare are JSS 57 1/1941 (Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd

It is of WW2 vintage without foliage slits and has the typical ‘dragon teeth’ stitching on beach side edging

Aussie66 liner was painted in itsAussie66 The shell is an original WW2, Australian manufactured MkII shell with a raw edge. I have purchased a couple of Australian helmet batches from this one dealer; all of these helmets would have been intact and in good condition when stored but poor storage over the decades has wrecked them. The original brass chinstrap lugs are marked Mk III 1942. No steel lot number was found under the flare. When acquired, very little original paint existed.