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Description
This is an original WWII U.S. M-1 helmet liner leather chinstrap. It features a green painted steel buckle and unmarked rivets, approximately dating its production from mid-1943 to mid-1944. There appears to be a supplier's marking in black ink on the leather's underside; however, it is illegible. This would be an ideal chinstrap for a high-pressure helmet liner with either green painted steel or blackened brass A-washers.
Provenance
Private Collection, Tulare, California
Condition Report
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This chinstrap is in fair, well used condition. The leather exhibits some surface cracking throughout, one section of the strap has become stiff, while another exhibits a small tear halfway through. This chinstrap should only be displayed resting on a liner's suspension (as opposed to stretched over a helmet's visor).
