Original U.S. WWII Navy Seabee Corpsman’s Painted M1 Fixed Bale Helmet- Pacific Theater Category_MG 42 Mounts Scabbard Length: 6 1/8 with

Scabbard Length: 6 1/8 with Belt / Boot Clip

but by doing so it freed the infantry from the tyranny of terrain to attack the enemy at the time and place of its choosing

with the fine polishing texture still visible

The rear sight was also not replaced with the Buffington adjustable sight and looks to have a very early pattern sight

It still has the factory issued "blunt" edge"

Original U.S. WWII Navy Seabee Corpsman’s Painted M1 Fixed Bale Helmet- Pacific Theater Category_MG 42 Mounts Scabbard Length: 6 1/8 withOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a unique example of a WWII M1 Fixed Bale Helmet belonging to a U. S. Navy Corpsman who was likely assigned to a Seabee unit. This example is in very good condition considering signs of honest wear from use, and decades of storage wear. The Helmet features a shell painted with its original OD Green Paint with White Triangles Painted on either side of the helmet shell, which are occasionally observed on Seabee