Original U.S. WWII Vietnam War M1 Air Cavalry Helmet with USMC 1959 Reversible Camouflage Cover Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns bad (B-17G #42-97166

bad (B-17G #42-97166

The rim of the pommel shows some small dents but nothing major

It is of substantial construction being iron bound around the center with many iron brackets to each side and the corners

and the bottom

thus assuming the lineage of the regiment that had garrisoned Shanghai in the interwar years and fought so gallantly on Bataan and Corregidor

Original U.S. WWII Vietnam War M1 Air Cavalry Helmet with USMC 1959 Reversible Camouflage Cover Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns bad (B-17G #42-97166Original Item: Only One Available. The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States military from World War II until 1985, when it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet. For over forty years, the M1 was standard issue for the U. S. military. The M1 helmet has become an icon of the American military, with its design inspiring other militaries around the world. Vietnam War era M 1 helmet shells have a set of swivel (movable) chinstrap