Original British WWII .303 Vickers K Machine Gun Drum Magazine U.S. Helmets/Hats as marked on the outer

as marked on the outer shell and the visor band

This helmet was made of thin inferior chrome-molybdenum steel with many proving to be very fragile

being replaced by the M1 helmet sometime in 1941

with some small areas of oxidation

Original British WWII .303 Vickers K Machine Gun Drum Magazine U.S. Helmets/Hats as marked on the outerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare World War Two issue, circular, one hundred round drum magazine with web handle, for use with the Gas Operated . 303 inch Vickers 'K' machine gun. It is offered in excellent condition. A near identical example can be found at the Australian War Memorial website at this link. The Vickers K machine gun, known as the Vickers Gas Operated (Vickers G. O.) in British service, was a rapid firing machine gun