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C105. SALTY WWII FRONT SEAM SWIVEL LOOP M1 HELMET SET. THE STEEL HELMET HAS A LOT NUMBER OF 949E WHICH WOULD DATE MANUFACTURE TO MID 1944. RETAINS A DECENT AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL PAINT AND THE CORK TEXTURE. AT SOME POINT IN ITS LIFE THE HELMET WAS USED AS A PAINT BUCKET WITH A WHITEWASH LIKE PAINT INSIDE AND FLOWING OVER ONTO THE RIM AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE HELMET. THE ORIGINAL CHINSTRAPS REMAIN AND ARE FADED AND STAINED. THE LINER IS MADE BY WESTINGHOUSE. RETAINS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL WEBBING WITH NAPE STRAP AND LEATHER SWEATBAND. THERE IS ONE BREAK TO THE WEBBING AT THE FRONT RIVET. THE RIM OF THE LINER HAS BROKEN EDGES AND IS FRAGILE. RETAINS THE ORIGINAL PAINT WITH WHITE STAINS FROM THE HELMET. I WISH THIS THING COULD TALK. GUARANTEED ORIGINAL. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE. ***SOLD***
