Original U.S. WWII Vietnam War Brigadier General’s M1 Helmet with 1968 Dated Mitchell Pattern Reversible Camouflage Cover and Elastic Band Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock One of a kind

One of a kind

either prone or from inside a trench

the fact that one didn't need to load through the whole barrel allowed for the use of rifling in a standard-issue front-line military weapon (as opposed to weapons issued in small numbers to elite troops such as sharpshooters)

Apparently this allowed the powder and wadding to be loaded

It is also still relatively sharp

Original U.S. WWII Vietnam War Brigadier General’s M1 Helmet with 1968 Dated Mitchell Pattern Reversible Camouflage Cover and Elastic Band Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock One of a kindOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States military from World War II until 1985, when it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet. For over forty years, the M1 was standard issue for the U. S. military. The M1 helmet has become an icon of the American military, with its design inspiring other militaries around the world. Vietnam War era M 1 helmet shells have a set of swivel (movable) chinstrap