Japanese Second World War Type 90 steel helmet complete with liner and chinstrap.  This helmet has the original factory mustard color brown paint, which is a less typical configuration than the hand-painted dark brown painted helmets that are more commonly found in the collectors’ market.  The liner is missing one tongue, but is otherwise in excellent condition and shows only light wear.  There is small label attached to the inside of the back skirt of the helmet, but it is not legible.  The star on the front is oxidized.  Overall the helmet is in excellent condition, except for a couple of features noted above.  It’s well above average condition for the type.

The net is original WWII Japanese military netting, but is not original to the helmet.  The netting was among the personal effects of an American soldier who served in the Pacific during the war.  Like soldiers from the USA and other countries, Japanese soldiers commonly used general purpose vehicle netting to camouflage their helmets, so this would be a perfectly correct configuration.