Original WWII U.S. Navy Damage Control Officer’s Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Liner Feed Block Assembly size 6 7/8)

size 6 7/8)

There is a nice original belt hanger clip attached to the scabbard

Major General William Rupertus

swapping places with Nigg who had been the Baker crew co-pilot)

The sword bayonet's blade measures almost 26 inches and the saw back is some 12 inches back from the point

Original WWII U.S. Navy Damage Control Officer’s Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Liner Feed Block Assembly size 6 7/8)Original Item: One of a Kind. This is a unique example of a WWII M1 Helmet with markings to a U. S. Navy Damage Control Officer. This example is in very good condition considering signs of honest wear from use, and decades of storage wear, and appears to have been together since the war! The Helmet features a shell painted in standard WWII U. S. Navy Blue, which appears to be covering a layer of red paint underneath, which denotes Damage Control