Obtained from military surplus sale in 1972 at FORT MEADE Md. I got into a reenactment group that was held at Fort Indiantown Gap Pa. yearly! ordered a complete replacement parts from J. MURRAY Helmets. every part is MIL. Spec. liner is original as well as the steel pot! In my haste to attend my first meet 1985 I painted over the well worn exterior of the helmet. the bet part is that it is a front seam helmet. If you were to buy today all the complete kit now you would have 0.00 into helmet counting the liner.