Original U.S. Late WWII Korean War M1 Helmet with USMC HBT Camouflage Cover and Firestone Liner Ordnance and part of the buckle

and part of the buckle back is slightly bend inward

as "side action" lock was identical to the later P-1853 Enfield and 1864 Snider locks in shape

and has a faded and torn "Capture Tag" from when it was turned in after the war

It is original to the cap and is hand-sewn to the outer fabric

and first entered combat on 17 July

Original U.S. Late WWII Korean War M1 Helmet with USMC HBT Camouflage Cover and Firestone Liner Ordnance and part of the buckleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a genuine WWII manufactured helmet that was also used during the Korean War and issued to the U. S. Marine Corps, complete with a very rare EGA Marked HBT Reversible Camouflage cover which is dated 1953. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M 1 helmets before the start of the American involvement in the war. In