Original Belgian M1950 Colonial Service Pith Sun Helmet with Puggaree - Belgian Congo Japanese Ordnance The second almost identical was

The second almost identical was sold to a private collection and had Nepalese Battalion Markings and the E

and a late version constructed from a single piece of stamped steel

This example measures 24 inches in length

These types of machetes saw a great deal of action with the Chindits

of Norwich Conn

Original Belgian M1950 Colonial Service Pith Sun Helmet with Puggaree - Belgian Congo Japanese Ordnance The second almost identical wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. The small country of Belgium only gained its true independence in 1830, and became established as a Constitutional Monarchy. By this time, many of the other European powers had already been colonizing the world for centuries, so there was little of the world left that had not already come under the European sphere of influence. During the 1840s and 50s, King Leopold I tentatively supported several proposals to