Original Late WW2/Korean War Front Seam U. S. Army M1 Helmet withPara Straps

THIS LISTING IS FOR THE ABOVE PICTURED SCARCE ORIGINAL LATE WW2/KOREAN WAR ERA U. ARMY ("S" SCHLUETER MADE) FRONT SEAM M1 COMBAT HELMET SHELL WITH PARATROOPER OD CANVAS CHINSTRAPS WITH BUCKLE AND METAL SNAPS FOR LINER ATTACHMENT. (NO CHIN CUP OR HELMET LINER IS INCLUDED WITH THE HELMET). THIS HELMET FEATURES A FRONT SEAM, ORIGINAL ROUGH OD PAINT, HEAT OF THE STEEL NUMBERS TO INTERIOR FRONT LIP OF THE HELMET ARE STILL VISIBLE (HARD TO SEE IN THE PHOTO, BUT THEY ARE THERE) AND IS STAMPED "S" FOR THE SCHLUETER COMPANY.

BOTH OD CANVAS CHINSTRAPS ARE ATTACHED TO THE METAL SWIVEL BALES BY THE LATE WAR M-1944 METAL ATTACHMENT CLIPS AND CHINSTRAPS ARE COMPLETE WITH ALL METAL HARDWARE, SNAPS AND CLIPS. HELMET IS IN GOOD CONDITION, SHOWING AVERAGE WEAR, AGE AND SCUFFS. (SEE ABOVE LISTING PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS).

OF NOTE: THIS HELMET COMES FROM A SMALL LOT OF ORIGINAL LATE WW2/KOREAN WAR M1 HELMETS THAT WERE TRANSPORTED HOME SOME TIME AFTER THE WAR FROM OCCUPIED JAPAN IN A LARGE 1944 DATED U. ARMY GRENADE FUSE CRATE BY A QUARTERMASTER FOR THE 11TH ARMY AIRBORNE DIVISION. THESE HELMETS MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN THE EARLY DAYS OF OCCUPATION DUTY IN JAPAN BY THE 11th AIRBORNE AND MAY HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO BE USED IN KOREA BUT THEY WERE SENT HOME BY THE GI AND STORED IN HIS BASEMENT FOR OVER 70 YEARS.

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO GET AN ORIGINAL U. ARMY FRONT SEAM WW2 PRODUCTION M1 HELMET SHELL WITH ORIGINAL PAINT WITH LATE/POST WAR PARATROOPER CHINSTRAPS AND A GREAT AFFORDABLE PRICE. HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT COMPLETE WW2 U.

HELMETS JUST NEED YOUR CHIN CUP AND LINER. THE LAST PHOTO IN THIS LISTING SHOWS THIS SMALL LOT OF ORIGINAL M1 PARATROOPER HELMETS AND SOME OTHER U. SO, FOR THIS LISTING AND FOR THE PRICE YOU WILL GET THE TOP PICTURED M1 HELMET, MARKED #28. THE HELMETS AND LINERS IN THE LAST ABOVE LISTING PHOTO (PHOTO 12) ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS HELMET AND ARE SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

The item "Original Late WW2/Korean War Front Seam U. Army M1 Helmet withPara Straps" is in sale since Monday, November 11, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Hats & Helmets". The seller is "ww21941" and is located in Buffalo, New York.

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