Brit46 the exterior was bare metal

the exterior was bare metal on top with some original paint and texture lower down around the edge

this shell remains as I received it

size 66cm example

When acquired it was painted in a khaki brown colour with what could be nice original paint at the inner dome

Brit46 the exterior was bare metalBrit46 (MkIII Turtle) The shell is an original WW2, British manufactured MkIII turtle shell with a stainless steel banded edge and the chinstrap lugs rivets located higher in the shell than the post war MkIV. The helmet is clearly stamped inside the rear of the shell as BMB Mk III V96 1944 (Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd, Dagenham). When acquired the shell was painted a gluggy horrible green inside; a lot of the paint was stripped from the outside with only