Original U.S. WWII USMC Marine Ship Detachment Military Police Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale M1 Helmet with Westinghouse Liner U.S. Field Gear Prefecture buttons

Prefecture buttons

Attached to the front of the cap above the visor is a Soutache in Wiesengrün (meadow green)

Bag zipper is brass and fully functional

The Border War was the fifth and latest major conflict fought on American soil

Original U.S. WWII USMC Marine Ship Detachment Military Police Painted Front Seam Swivel Bale M1 Helmet with Westinghouse Liner U.S. Field Gear Prefecture buttonsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a heavily service worn U. S. WWII M1 helmet with a particularly interesting layered paint scheme. The shell was originally painted in a U. S. Navy blue shade, which remains visible beneath later white paint with a red stripe and MP lettering to the front. This color combination is consistent with Marine Corps military police use and may indicate that the helmet was worn by a U. S. Marine assigned to a shipboard