Brit Para #51 there were a couple of

there were a couple of drain holes punched in the crown and there were three holes around the rim where the hanging wire would have been attached

M35 #31 - Shell: The shell is an original WW2 Model 1935

It measures as a size 66 with the manufacturer stamps not visible

The leather is ink marked as size 59 (59cm head size)

Depiction: The helmet is a standard issue M1 with the USN Construction Battalion “Seabees” emblem stencilled on the front

Brit Para #51 there were a couple ofBrit Para #51 The shell is a MkII Para helmet; most likely post war. There are no factory stamps evident. I am quite certain it is not British made; perhaps Belgian. When acquired it was painted in the remnants of its original smooth olive drab. Its original liner, bumper pad and a portion of its web chinstrap existed but were all rotted. The shell was stripped to bare metal, primed then painted olive drab with a textured outer. A new bumper pad has