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Original Item: Only One Available. This is an "battlefield pickup" example of the classic Japanese WWII Tetsubo Helmet, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ("steel helmet") by troops. After it was picked up, the original liner and chin strap were removed, as was the metal star that would normally be on the front. Then it was field re-painted with thick white and red "Rising Sun" design, probably to increase the souvenir value for the soldier who was bringing it back. It then apparently saw further use somewhere, as the exterior has some of the paint which has been worn or chipped off.
A very interesting WWII Souvenir, made from an Iconic Japanese helmet. Ready to research and display!
The Imperial Japanese Army was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1871 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of War, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan as supreme commander of the army and the navy. Later an Inspectorate General of Military (Army) Aviation, became the third agency with oversight over the army. During wartime or national emergencies, the nominal command functions of the emperor would be centralized in an Imperial General Headquarters (IGHQ), an ad-hoc body consisting of the chief and vice chief of the Army General Staff, the minister of war, the chief and vice chief of the Naval General Staff, the inspector general of military aviation, and the inspector general of military training. The Japanese Tetsubo, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ("steel helmet") by troops, was a mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Army from its creation in 1932. Its construction from inferior chrome-molybdenum steel limited its ability to protect the wearer from gunfire or shrapnel.
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