Original U.S. WWII Named Engineer Painted M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Matched Firestone Liner - Lieutenant Painter - Excellent French Uniforms probably for officers

probably for officers

The stitching has split open

which measures a very displayable 98 inches long by 39 ½ inches wide

which has made it nearly impossible to remove

These were used at war time Fighter Airfield to be pealed when the telephone call was received to for "SQUADRON SCRAMBLE": whereupon the R

Original U.S. WWII Named Engineer Painted M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Matched Firestone Liner - Lieutenant Painter - Excellent French Uniforms probably for officersOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding untouched example of an early 1943 Schlueter M1 helmet & matching Firestone liner worn by a Lieutenant Painter of the Engineers. We havent been able to identify Painter, making for a very exciting research project. Schlueter began production of its M 1 helmet shells in January 1943. Schlueter produced only 2,000,000 M 1 helmet shells during the war (both fixed and swivel). They placed an S stamp on