August 18 & 19, 2020 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/19/2020
Lot consists of: (A) One Vietnam War Era US Army rear seam swivel bale helmet with liner, camouflage cover, and Second Lieutenant Bar. The interior of the helmet has the heat stamp "8702". The reversible camouflage cover is stamped. The front of the helmet has a clutch back Second Lieutenant's Bar pinned to the camouflage cover. The helmet liner is a Westinghouse Electric Company liner, marked Westinghouse with stamped "W" and "35 D". The liner displays various traces of names that were written throughout the hardware. The only legible name in the liner is "A Gogtini" and it is written on either side of the sweatband. CONDITION: Liner hardware is still holding together and in good condition. Helmet Shell still retains most of its green paint but is missing the chin strap. Swivel bales are still attached to the helmet and functioning. Camouflage cover displays a partial soldier's name and shows light tarnishing. Overall very good condition showing service wear. (B) US Army Kevlar Helmet with camouflage cover. The inside of the helmet has several markings including "PASGT HELMET" "SIZE X-SMALL". CONDITION: Helmet retains most of its original green paint underneath the cover. Liner is in great condition showing minor signs of wear. Original chinstrap is still present and functioning. Camouflage cover shows one stain on the top along with minor service wear. Overall Very Good Condition. (C) World War I US Army helmet shell. The helmet does not have a liner or chinstrap and is only the shell. Helmet appears to have been repainted at some point. CONDITION: Overall Poor Condition. (D) World War I US Army helmet shell. Helmet is missing its hardware and only a small portion of the liner remains in the helmet. CONDITION: paint is chipping and interior is rusting. Overall Poor Condition. (E) World War I US Army helmet shell. The helmet is missing all of its original hardware except for a small remnant of the liner. There is a makeshift rope chinstrap that was probably used to hang it as a decoration. There is a small "V" for Victory attached to the front of the helmet. CONDITION: Paint is chipping and cracking and some components show corrosion. Overall Poor Condition. (F) United States Coast Guard Officer's Visor Hat. The hat is marked 7 - 1/4" on the sweatband and has a screw back USCG badge. CONDITION: Sweatband is in excellent shape. The black visor shows no signs of wear or stress cracks. The cover does not show any signs of mothing and the only minor wear is displayed by the light tarnishing on the cap badge. Overall Very Good Condition. (G) World War II M-11 Practice Grenade. CONDITION: Grenade retains some of its original black paint but there are various scratches and blemishes. Overall Fair Condition. JD
Item Dimensions: Largest: 7" x 10" x 11".