M40 #39 British manufactured MkIII ‘turtle’ shell

British manufactured MkIII ‘turtle’ shell with a stainless-steel banded edge and the chinstrap lugs/rivets located higher in the shell than the post-war MkIV

repaired in one spot

it was then primed and painted in olive-drab with a coarse textured outer surface

The shell is in good condition

M40 #39 British manufactured MkIII ‘turtle’ shellM40 #39 Shell: The shell is in first class condition and is painted in blue grey with a textured outer. The maker size and lot number stamps are at the rear and read Q66 and S4409. An acceptance stamp has been applied to the inner dome though is little hard to see against the blue grey colour. Liner: The liner is a superb replacement M1931 helmet liner, with a zinc outer band and pig skin leather. The leather is ink marked as size 59 (59cm head size).