Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Matching Firestone Liner ERA and the original factory sharpening

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

which was common for officers at that time

for general ship crews

which is the early war style with markings and a separate brass SEPPA spacer below the cross guard

This is only the third example we have ever had

Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Matching Firestone Liner ERA and the original factory sharpeningOriginal 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