Original U.S. WWII Named M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Vietnam The motto was translated into

The motto was translated into Latin by Scottish Capt

the Reichsbanner resistance organization identified possible drop zones for Allied paratroopers and planned to guide them past German defenses into the city

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The only things of note are that the previous owner "LOU" took it upon himself to carve his name into the leather in various places

and the chute is of olive drab color and seems to have never been unpacked

Original U.S. WWII Named M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Vietnam The motto was translated intoOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 Company of Detroit. Although McCord was supposed to be the single source of M 1 helmet shells, by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to