![]() ![]() THESE HELMETS WERE MAINLY USED BY GUN AND COMMUNICATION CREWS ABOARD U. ![]() TWO PIECE MOLDED LINER IS IN GOOD USED CONDITION, A LITTLE DUSTY FROM 75 YEARS OF STORAGE, HAVING A FEW WEAR AND CRACKING SPOTS. INTERIOR OF THE HELMET IS ALSO NAVY BLUE PAINTED WITH ONE SPOT HAVING SOME PAINT CHIPPING. 1-1/2” IN DIAMETER TO ONE SIDE OF THE HELMET AND HAVING AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SCRATCHES AND WEAR TO THE PAINT. ![]() HELMET RETAINS ALMOST ALL OF IT’S ORIGINAL BLUE NAVY PAINT HAVING ONE DENT APPROX. INTERIOR OF THE HELMET IS STAMPED TO ONE END U. COMBAT USED USN MK-2 LARGE SIZE NAVY BLUE PAINTED STEEL HELMET WITH COMPLETE MOLDED TWO PIECE LINER. It's very, very simple.SCARCE ORIGINAL WW2 U. If you get a helmet and it's too tight, you simply need to adjust the sweatband. The sweatband in the liner adjusts to fit your head via a slide buckle like some baseball caps. Unlike German helmets and modern day Kevlars, the M-1 M-1C and M-2 helmets and liners come in only one size. WWII "front seam" shells in particular nearly always have some level of stress cracks at the rear. They are in good to very good shape, but not 110% perfect. Although we repaint and refurbish them, some evidence of their past use or wear is likely. Most are not mint, flawless, stored in a shock-proof-vault-just-for-u. These are 40-70 years old and all saw service. helmets are assembled using military surplus steel pots. We cannot guarantee these to be completely free of dings, small cracks, scratches, or a rough spots. ![]() All steel shells are stripped of their old paint and texture, dents and dings repaired, then repainted in the WWII shade of olive drab, and finally refitted with reproduction chinstraps correct for the wartime era. We use original military issue steel shells and a mix of authentic and reproduction liners (depending on the model) to re-create the WWII versions of this classic helmet. The M-1 helmet was the standard issue combat headgear used by the United States military from 1941 until the late 1980's. ![]()
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