"BRITISH PAINTED STEEL" WW2 MK. 2 "DISHPAN" MK. 3 "TURTLE" HELMET REFERENCE BOOK

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Unit decorated, camouflage painted, and scrim netted British helmets of WW2 have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Oliver Lock to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2019. This "BRITISH PAINTED STEEL" WW2 MK. 2 "DISHPAN" MK. 3 "TURTLE" HELMET REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated hardcovers, and sports 173 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of British WW2 Mk. 2 "dishpan" and Mk. 3 "turtle" helmets with regimental insignias, incredible camouflage painted finishes, and khaki, brown, and scrim netting, steel and cork dispatch rider helmets, excellent detail of liners, chinstraps, unit flashes, and the paint itself, and much, much more. A beautiful example of a "BRITISH PAINTED STEEL" WW2 MK. 2 "DISHPAN" MK. 3 "TURTLE" HELMET REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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