Original Japanese WWII Type 90 Army Tetsubo Helmet with Heavy Battle Damage - Replacement Liner and Chinstrap

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of the classic Japanese Type 90 Tetsubo (鉄帽 - "steel cap") army helmet, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ( 鉄 冑 "steel helmet") by Japanese troops. This example has heavy damage to the dome, and the liner and chinstrap are complete replacements. 

Features include:
- Original metal star applied to front.
- Complete Reproduction three pad leather liner.
- Reproduction tie down chinstrap.
- Original paint with the expected wear and oxidation, showing the "blue" manganese steel underneath.
- Approximate size is 7 1/4 (58cm) as the pads behind the liner have been removed.

A very nice example of a helmet with heavy battle damage to it. The damage done appears to have been caused by shrapnel, most likely while the helmet was not being worn. These helmets are continuing to become harder and harder to find on the market, especially once with complete liner and chin strap systems. This example is worthy of any WWII collection.

The Japanese Type 90 Helmet
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.