WW2 US Paratrooper Combat Helmet Shell

An exceptionally rare American paratrooper helmet shell with its original webbing paratrooper chinstrap still present & totally original to the helmet. A heavily worn airborne combat helmet it has rear seam rim used as of November 1944 & much issued to replacement troops in the European theatre before the Ardennes campaign & later into the advance through Germany. Helmet displays its original wartime OD green cork mixed paint finish with some general rust age toning to inside & wear overall. The web chinstraps display some fraying & wear at the loops of the swivel bales. The liner has sadly long since been lost however the image of the American paratrooper in his Ardennes forest foxhole is very much brought to mind when holding this iconic item of the battle weary American Airborne soldier in hand.