C141. WWII DEPOT REPAIRED M1 HELMET WITH USMC LINER
$18.2
$22.75
Description C141. WWII DEPOT REPAIRED M1 HELMET WITH USMC LINER. THE FRONT SEAM, SWIVEL LOOP HELMET IS MADE BY McCORD. LOT NUMBER OF 683A WHICH WOULD DATE MANUFACTURE TO OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1943. THIS HELMET STARTED OUT AS A FIXED LOOP AND WAS CONVERTED TO SWIVEL LOOP AS A DEPOT REPAIR. THE CHINSTRAPS WERE RIVETED ON DURING THIS PROCESS. THE PERIOD REPAINT STILL RETAINS THE CORK TEXTURE WITH DENTS TO THE TOP. THE LINER IS MADE BY FIRESTONE AND HAS BEEN REPAINTED WITH THE DISTINCT USMC GREEN. THE WEBBING IS GOOD. ONE STRAP UP FRONT IS PARTIALLY TORN. GOOD NAPE STRAP AND LEATHER SWEATBAND. THE LEATHER CHINSTRAP HAS THE LATE WAR BRASS BUCKLE WITH THE PATENT DATE INSIDE THE LEVER. THE LEATHER HAS SOME DAMAGE. I DON’T COME ACROSS DEPOT REPAIRED HELMETS TOO OFTEN. GUARANTEED ORIGINAL. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
