Original WWII U.S. Navy S-III Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Firestone Liner Vickers MMG The cover used is a

The cover used is a section of parachute canopy silk

to allow the sword to rest easily against the wearer's side when worn

This design of foot artillery sword has a straight

There is also a circular cross guard attachment which provided the user an opportunity to trap his foe's blade allowing a fatal lunge with the sword in his right hand

an then had the decal cleaned off

Original WWII U.S. Navy S-III Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Firestone Liner Vickers MMG The cover used is aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a unique example of a WWII M1 Helmet with markings to a U. S. Navy Seaman 3rd Class, or was used as a specific rating, which could be a number of different ratings seen on a ship. The M1 helmets were usually stored in racks in the different departments and not necessarily assigned to a specific sailor, so its a possibility that this one was stored in an S rating department such as Sonar. This example is in very