Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 Schlueter Swivel Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner and Korean War USMC Cover Spanish Artillery He was involved with a

He was involved with a landing on one of the Japanese occupied islands and said he was truly terrified until he discovered the enemy had abandoned the island just days before

The sweatband is supple leather and still has the original markings

and still has the original wire wrapping

Until the war’s end the Japanese relied on signal flags to direct their armored units while the German and even Italians at times used throat mics and traditional earphones

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Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 Schlueter Swivel Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner and Korean War USMC Cover Spanish Artillery He was involved with aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Mid War M1 Helmet produced by Schlueter, complete with its original liner. After the war, these helmets were put into storage, and were then reissued for use in the korean war, when this helmet was then equipped with a 1953 dated USMC reversible camouflage cover, complete with an EGA stamp. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September