Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Matching Firestone Liner ERA for general ship crews

for general ship crews

which was common for officers at that time

and the original factory sharpening is fully retained and still quite sharp

while one is missing

is marked with serial number 24962

Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Matching Firestone Liner ERA for general ship crewsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a lovely U. S. Navy painted M1 helmet with a front seam and fixed bales. This example is in very good condition considering signs of honest wear from use, and decades of storage wear, and does appear to have been together since the war due to the blue paint rubbings present on the shell! There is a heat stamp, 367A, on the interior, but there is no visible S underneath. However, from the circular rim seams and