Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII M1 Helmet Shell which was depot refinished for use during the Vietnam War. The helmet is matched with a lovely early 1960’s Vintage Pattern 1955. The Mitchell Pattern helmet cover is an early Vietnam War example and is in lovely condition, complete with original Vietnam War Issue Elastic Foliage Band.
This is a very nice example of a Korean War Era Issue M1 Helmet as used during the Korean War Era and into the early Vietnam Conflict. The shell looks to be a standard WWII issue, with front seam, and swivel bales.There is a faint heat lot stamp, which we cannot see clearly due to the repainting done at the depot. It is fitted with a correct Vietnam war style chin strap, which uses bent metal brackets to attach to the "bales", and also has a separate connector in the buckle, designed to break if put under excessive strain, preventing injury.
The helmet is complete with an early issue, Vietnam Era, "High Pressure" liner The liner has had all of the original paint on the exterior, and shows some minor period wear The interior has clean OD7 Olive Drab HBT Webbing secured by blacked “A”-Washers, which show some slight oxidation. The sweatband, while absolutely identical in materials and appearance appears to be a later, post-Vietnam, addition… which does not detract from the overall outward appearance of the helmet at all.
This is a lovely, complete example of a WWII produced M1 helmet shell which continued its life during the Korean War into early Vietnam.
Comes more than ready for display!
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