Original U.S. WWII Named USMC M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with 3rd Pattern Cover and Firestone Liner - Complete Category_Flintlock Pistols YORKSHIRE PENNY BANK

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with a partly bright finish and crisp lands and grooves

or was just repaired after WWII with new issue parts

For further research checkout this forum post about these knives and how to tell WWII knives from post war: WWII Airborne Switchblades

The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation

Original U.S. WWII Named USMC M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with 3rd Pattern Cover and Firestone Liner - Complete Category_Flintlock Pistols YORKSHIRE PENNY BANKOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic front seam fixed bale Schlueter M1 helmet with a complete Firestone liner and a totally genuine 3rd Pattern USMC cover. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company