Original Japanese WWII Type 90 Army Relic Helmet with Intact Star Purportedly Ground Dug on Saipan - No Liner or Chinstrap - Tetsubo German Antique Guns to do so would likely

to do so would likely have meant death for oneself and one's family

All medals are in wonderful condition with minor wear

the USS Lexington (CV-16) On 14 December 1944

5 cm SK C/32 was widely deployed on three different types of single mounts

but there are Japanese characters scratched into the shell

Original Japanese WWII Type 90 Army Relic Helmet with Intact Star Purportedly Ground Dug on Saipan - No Liner or Chinstrap - Tetsubo German Antique Guns to do so would likelyOrginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the classic Japanese Type 90 Tetsubo ( "steel cap") army helmet shell, also colloquially called the tetsukabuto ( "steel helmet") by Japanese troops. This example came to us with the Story that it was ground dug on Saipan, but we have no provenance or documentation to back this up. Features include: Original metal star applied to front. Extremely heavy wear and oxidation, with heavy residue