Original U.S. WWII M1 Swivel Bale Helmet with USMC HBT Camouflage Cover and Seaman Paper Co Liner - Untouched German Replica the steel scabbard is said

the steel scabbard is said to have been introduced around 1900

and the ejector itself works flawlessly

and is maker marked and dated where the anti-aircraft leg attaches:

This example is complete with flintlock mechanism mounted over the touch hole

as well the matched barrel bushing

Original U.S. WWII M1 Swivel Bale Helmet with USMC HBT Camouflage Cover and Seaman Paper Co Liner - Untouched German Replica the steel scabbard is saidOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Issue U. S. Marine Corps issued helmet, complete with a very rare EGA Marked HBT Camouflage cover, which has remained virtually untouched since WWII. 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 World War II the production of the