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RARE AND ORIGINAL LATE WW2/KOREAN WAR ERA U. ARMY (REAR SEEM) 4th ARMY MILITARY POLICE M. PAINTED M1 HELMET WITH FULL LINER AND CHINSTRAPS. HELMET RETAINS ALMOST ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL OD PAINT (ONE SPOT OF SOME PAINTING CHIPPING TO TOP AND TO EACH SIDE) WITH WHITE PAINTED M. " LETTERING TO FRONT WITH (RED AND WHITE IN COLOR) 4th ARMY INSIGNIA PAINTED TO RIGHT SIDE AND MILITARY POLICE UNIT NUMBER PAINTED TO LEFT SIDE "546 WITH WHITE PAINTED BAND AROUND THE HELMET. THE HELMET ALSO RETAINS IT'S ORIGINAL OD CHINSTRAPS AND METAL BUCKLES THAT SHOW SOME AVERAGE WEAR AND AGE.
THE METAL CHINSTRAP BALES HAVE BEEN BENT SOME FROM USE AND WEAR. HELMET SHELL IS IN GOOD USED CONDITION, SHOWING AVERAGE USE, AGE AND WEAR, HAVING NO DENTS AND NO RUST. THERE IS A HEAT OF THE STEEL NUMBER STAMPED TO THE INTERIOR FRONT OF THE HELMET, "M241". HELMET COMES WITH IT'S ORIGINAL 45' DATED OD PAINTED M1 FIBER HELMET LINER WITH WHITE M.

THE LETTER "P" HAS SHIFTED SOME THRU THE YEARS. LINER'S INTERNAL OD LINING STRAPS REMAIN WITH NAPE STRAP. SO THE SWEATBAND IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THIS M.

LINER FEATURES A FRONT DEVICE HOLE AND IS IN GOOD USED CONDITION, SHOWING AVERAGE AGE AND WEAR. SEE ABOVE PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

OF NOTE: THIS HELMET HAS BEEN IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND CAME FROM A VETERAN'S ESTATE AT THAT TIME. The item "Original Late WW2 U. Painted M1 Helmet with45' dated Liner" is in sale since Tuesday, April 21, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Hats & Helmets".

The seller is "ww21941" and is located in Buffalo, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.