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Description
This is an original WWII U.S. M-1 helmet set. The front seam swivel loop helmet shell was manufactured by Schlueter Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis, Missouri and exhibits a lot number of "413A", approximately dating its production to late-1944. The helmet retains its original olive drab factory finish, cork texture, and OD#7 (green) chinstraps with steel hardware. The helmet's liner was produced by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It features blackened brass A-washers and an OD#3 (khaki) suspension, approximately dating the liner's production from mid-1944 to 1945. The suspension comes complete with its original headband, neckband, and blackened brass buckled leather liner strap. The liner's exterior retains its original olive drab factory finish.
Provenance
Private Collection, Dallas, Texas
Condition Report
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This helmet set is in excellent and complete condition, showing very little wear. The leather liner strap, however, has dried somewhat with age.
