Brit42 A new para type OD3

A new para type OD3 chinstrap set has been fitted

Restored Depiction: An air defence decal has been applied to the front

The heat stamp is 871E

It is reversible with Jungle and Beach camouflage patterns on either side

It has two brass adjustment buckles and brass attachment pieces

Brit42 A new para type OD3Brit42 The shell is an original WW2, British manufactured MkII shell with a stainless steel banded edge. The stainless steel chinstrap lugs are the MkIII type and are marked III 1943. The factory stamps under the flare near the rear seam are 455 1943; there is no stamp for the actual manufacturer. When acquired the shell was painted in thick grey paint inside and out with evidently many, many layers beneath.. The shell cleaned up very nicely; it was