July Military Auction
Lot 25044:
Description
This lot features a United States Marine Corps (USMC) M1 steel helmet assembly dating from World War II into the Korean War era. The assembly consists of a standard steel helmet shell fitted with a first-pattern reversible cloth camouflage cover. The cover is displayed with the beach (tan/brown) side facing out, while the interior displays the jungle (green/brown) frogskin pattern. The cover includes stitched foliage slits for field concealment and a faded but identifiable black stenciled Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) emblem on the front. The helmet includes a high-pressure plastic liner with an Olive Drab (OD) herringbone twill (HBT) webbing suspension system. It retains its original leather sweatband and OD web chinstraps with a mid-to-late-war ball-and-hook style buckle. A wooden ruler is shown in the images for scale.
Exterior Length: approximately 11.25 inches. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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