GENUINE FRENCH M-1951 HELMET, LINER & COVER INDOCHINA VIETNAM ERA M1 DESIGN

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GENUINE FRENCH MILITARY M-51 STEEL POT HELMET, LINER & REVERSIBLE HELMET COVER. THESE HELMETS WERE DESIGNED FROM THE WWII U.S MILITARY M1 HELMETS AND ARE REAL CLOSE TO THE SAME HELMET & LINER. THE HELMET IS A ROLLED REAR SEAM TYPE WITH A CORK FINISH OD PAINT. SWIVEL BALES WITH A SEWN ON KHAKI CHINSTRAP. NICE MATCHING SET MFG BY FRANCK AUBERVILLIERS AND BOTH DATED 1953. THE LINER HAS KHAKI WEBBING AND SUSPENSION WITH A SHAPED WASHERS. A LEATHER SWEATBAND & LEATHER CHINSTRAP. LINER DOES HAVE AN INSIGNIA HOLE IN FRONT JUST LIKE THE EARLY WWII M1 U.S MILITARY HELMET LINERS. THESE ARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE FRENCH HELMETS THAT ARE DATED AT THE ERA OF THE FRENCH INDOCHINA WAR. REAL NICE HELMET & LINER