Original WWII U.S. Navy Damage Control Officer’s Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Liner Feed Block Assembly cartridge firing weapons (principally carbines)

cartridge firing weapons (principally carbines) left an indelible mark on both the US Army and weapons designers in the United States

In the company of three similar aircraft

Major General William Rupertus

The front features a beautiful red/orange 3 pointed shield with a “ Black Hawk” with the division's BH monogram style on the chest

Original WWII U.S. Navy Damage Control Officer’s Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale Schlueter M1 Helmet Complete with Liner Feed Block Assembly cartridge firing weapons (principally carbines)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