Original Vietnam War North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Pith Helmet with Red Star Badge & Hanoi Maker’s Label - Correct Wartime 1960s Construction GWOT with a lovely black finish

with a lovely black finish

which is in very nice condition with fantastic hand painted insignia

with a large Swas (Hook Cross or Swas) in the center of a white circle on a red field

The barrel is marked along the top:

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Original Vietnam War North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Pith Helmet with Red Star Badge & Hanoi Maker’s Label - Correct Wartime 1960s Construction GWOT with a lovely black finishOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a correct Wartime configuration Vietnam War North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Issue Sun (or Pith) Helmet. These have gotten increasingly hard to find over the last few years, as the market is mostly flooded with post 1975 versions! This helmet has all the correct features of a wartime 1960s issue helmet; Low Dome profile, leather type chinstrap, and Green Painted Pink pressed paper Suspension.