U.S. WWII USMC M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with 1st Pattern Cover Japanese Military Maps The leather is sound but

The leather is sound but has dried and has some cracking along the embossing on the front side

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it retains all of its color and character with scuff marks around the edges

Original Item: 7

and had replacement wood spliced in

U.S. WWII USMC M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with 1st Pattern Cover Japanese Military Maps The leather is sound butOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic front seam fixed bale Schlueter M1 helmet with a complete Firestone liner and a totally genuine rare 1st 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