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S126. NAMED KOREAN WAR M1C PARATROOPER HELMET SET. REAR SEAM, SWIVEL LOOP HELMET HAS A LOT NUMBER OF 1165D WHICH WOULD DATE MANUFACTURE TO LATE 1944 TO EARLY 1945. GOOD BAR TACKED CHINSTRAPS WITH THE EXTRA STRAP AND MALE SNAPS. RETAINS GOOD, ORIGINAL PAINT AND CORK TEXTURE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DENT TO THE REAR, LEFT. HAS A PARATROOPER’S NAME PAINTED IN TWO PLACES INSIDE. HE ENLISTED IN 1946 AND I WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF HIS NARA ENLISTMENT RECORD. THE LINER WAS MANUFACTURED DURING WWII BY FIRESTONE AND HAS BEEN POST WAR RIGGER MODIFIED WITH “A” FRAMES RIVITED IN. GOOD FEMALE SANPS TO ACCEPT THE HELMET STRAPS. 1945 DATED NAPE STRAP. GOOD WWII LEATHER SWEATBAND. THE LINER WAS PAINTED YELLOW AND GREEN LONG AGO WITH “BUFFALO BRIGADE” STENCILED TO THE FRONT. MUST HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF UNIT NICKNAME. NICE, EARLY POST WWII AIRBORNE HELMET SET. GUARANTEED ORIGINAL. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
