US FS FB #23 These were used by Israel

These were used by Israel from the 1960s and through the 1980s

The vent-hole shape and the lot number of 1234 would indicate a late 1941 made ET shell (Eisenhuttenwerke

The helmet is clearly stamped inside the rear of the shell as BMB Mk III V96 1944 (Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd

a red stripe on blue with a white number one

US FS FB #23 These were used by IsraelUS FS FB #23 The shell is an original WWII McCord Radiator with a front seam, stainless steel outer band, and fixed bales. There is no heat stamp visible. When acquired the shell was painted red outside with the original paint inside in poor condition. The shell was stripped to bare metal, primed then painted in olive drab with a textured outer. When stripped there appeared numerous minor stress cracks around the perimeter; these will not be noticed