US FS FB #2

US FS FB #2 - Shell: The shell is an original McCord, front seam, fixed bale with stainless steel band. It is good condition with a few dints around the crown and a 30+mm stress crack at the centre rear extending from the rim. The heat stamp is 754B (). It was painted in a non-wartime green with evidence of the original texture on the outside. When the green paint was stripped, the underlying paint was of a medium blue. Perhaps this shell was a US Navy helmet at some time. The shell was stripped to bare metal and painted olive-drab with a cork textured outer. A new OD3 chinstrap set has been fitted. Liner: The liner is an original Korean War vintage high-pressure type manufactured by Westinghouse with the logo and the mould number 102 in the crown. When acquired, liner was painted in its original factory olive-drab; this finish was in poor condition. The outer was stripped bare and remains in an unpainted finish. The liner also had most of its original OD7 webbing plus all its ‘A’ washers and rivets; all in poor condition. The liner has been fully refitted to WW2 specifications as an Infantry liner with new triple-weave OD3 webbing, new ‘A’ washers, new rivets, new sweatband, new neck strap and a new leather chinstrap. Restored Depiction: This helmet is a plain Infantry GI type with only a green cam net fitted.

Price: $480 AUD