Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Matching Firestone Liner ERA This mask and gauntlet are

This mask and gauntlet are for the saber and the fighting techniques specific to its use

An incredibly difficult to find suit from the height of the Cold War

and the original factory sharpening is fully retained and still quite sharp

Additional marks of interest include inspectors' and proof marks around the breech end of the barrel: a V over a P over a faint eagle's head on the left side just above the stock

while one is missing

Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Matching Firestone Liner ERA This mask and gauntlet areOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a lovely U. S. Navy painted M1 helmet with a front seam and fixed bales. This example is in very good condition considering signs of honest wear from use, and decades of storage wear, and does appear to have been together since the war due to the blue paint rubbings present on the shell! There is a heat stamp, 367A, on the interior, but there is no visible S underneath. However, from the circular rim seams and