"M-1 HELMET OF THE WW2 GI" US ARMY PARATROOPER PAINTED STEEL POT REFERENCE BOOK

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The M-1 steel helmet was a revolutionary design, with a removable liner housing the suspension and sizing system. It quickly became THE iconic image of the unshaven, dogfaced GI of WW2. The various configurations of the steel pot in WW2 have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Pieter Oosterman to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2010. This "M-1 HELMET OF THE WW2 GI" US ARMY PARATROOPER PAINTED STEEL POT REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts an elegantly illustrated dust jacket over hardcovers, and sports 335 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of McCord and Schlueter fixed bale M-1s, Hood Rubber liners, the M-2 D-bale helmet, the M-1C jump helmet, Hawley, St. Clair, and Westinghouse jump liners, every different kind of airborne chin cup, the Westinghouse jungle camouflage helmet liner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 87th "Golden Acorn" Division, and medic painted steel pots, incredible details on chinstraps, sweatbands, nape straps, and liner chinstraps, and a plethora of other invaluable information. A beautiful example of an "M-1 HELMET OF THE WW2 GI" US ARMY PARATROOPER PAINTED STEEL POT REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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