British WWII M44 Helmet, First Issued on D-Day

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being a British Mk 3 helmet often called by collectors the "Canadian" helmet as this style helmet was first issued to Canadian troops taking part in the D-Day invasion at Normandy. Helmet retaining 95% olive drab fine sand camouflaged finish, lacking liner and chinstrap. Helmet has high placed chinstrap rivets and chinstrap interior fittings, very good condition. This helmet was found with a small group of British WWII M44 Army helmets in an arsenal warehouse in Western Russia. We have no idea how these helmets came to be in this Russian warehouse; however, these helmets had been stored in this location since late WWII. We acquired all of the helmets in this small lot. We often preship our old objects to the United States for display at collector shows and militaria exhibitions. These objects are then held in our United States warehouse until being sold on Ebay and are shipped directly from our U.S. storage location. Bidders in the United States who win items already preshipped to the United States enjoy the fun and profit of buying original old objects recently found in Eastern Europe but without having to pay the extra expensive of overseas shipment. U.S. buyers of articles that have been preshipped to the United States pay only a low domestic flat rate shipping and handling fee. We pay the higher overseas shipping costs of these goods. Flat rate shipping and handling fee for this object to any location in the United States is $9.95. Airmail shipping to any location in Canada, Europe or South America is $19.75. Airmail shipping to any location in Asia is $27.50. Bidding on old objects straight from our source country at the crossroads of Northern Europe can be fun and a very rewarding experience. We sell to dealers and collectors all over the world. All our objects are 100% genuine. We do not sell copies or reproductions of any type. We are fluent in English, Russian, and German languages. Our terms of sale are simple. The buyer pays the postage as stated in this description. To collectors or dealers winning more than one item during any seven (7) day period, we offer the following combined shipping discount: For bidders winning 2 items, we offer a 10% discount in the combined shipping costs. For persons winning 3-5 items, we offer a 20% discount in the combined shipping costs. For persons winning over 5 items, we offer a 30% discount in the combined shipping costs. Combined shipping discount applies only to those items won during any seven (7) day period. All items are sold with a 5 day inspection privilege. Any item may be returned within 5 days of receipt for a full refund provided item is returned in the same condition it was sent. We do not add on any extra banking service charges or hidden fees. Winning bidders pay only the winning bid plus the stated postage. No other banking or processing fees, whatsoever, are required. We accept normal means of payment such as money orders or personal checks; but these must be drawn on banks in the United States. We accept money orders or personal checks drawn on any United States bank. We do not accept Paypal. Upon receipt of payment, your parcel will be carefully wrapped and immediately dispatched to you. We trust you will enjoy your international bidding experience and we invite you join the fast growing community of international ebay bidders and experience for yourself the fun and profit of buying in recently opened international collector markets. read more

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