April 3, 2024
OLD USN NAVY OFFICIAL PITH HELMET W/MARINE EMBLEM, NICE
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OFFERED FOR SALE IS A VINTAGE US NAVY PITH HELMET. THIS ITEM WAS ACQUIRED FROM A LIFE LONG SOLDIER'S ESTATE. THE SOLDIER WAS A MARINE COLONEL. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATE OF THIS HELMET, BUT IT COULD BE DURING THE KOREAN WAR OR LATER. HELMET APPEARS TO BE MADE OF LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIAL, I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT IS MADE OF. WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS ITEM IS IT IS MARKED "USN" INSIDE THE HELMET BUT IT HAS A METAL US MARINE CORP EMBLEM ON THE FRONT. MY GUESS IS THE PREVIOUS OWNER PUT THE EMBLEM ON. EMBLEM SCREWS ON AND OFF. THE HELMET IS INM AVERAGE TO GOOD OVERALL CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR WEAR ON THE HELMET AND THE BROWN LEATHER HEAD STRAP. T ARE SOME MINOR TEARS/WEAR IN THE MATERIAL BY THE MARINE EMBLEM AND ON TOP (SEE PICS) AND SOME MINOR STAINING ON THE BRIM. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE SIZE OF THIS HELMET HOWEVER, THE DIAMETER OF MY HEAD ABOVE MY BROW IS APPROXIMATELY 22..25 INCHES AND THIS HELMET SEEMS TO BE SMALL FOR ME. I WOULD SAY IT IS A SMALL. INSIDE DIAMETER OF THIS HELMET IS APPROXIMATELY 7 INCHES. A RARE FIND. ITEM SOLD "AS IS." OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER CURRENT AUCTIONS FOR OTHER MILITARY HELMETS ACQUIRED WITH THIS ONE.
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