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US MILITARY CAPS & HELMETS.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
US MILITARY CAPS & HELMETS.

1) 5 US MILITARY VISOR CAPS. This lot includes 1 WWII era officer’s visor cap w/ dark green crown & green band. Lg. gilded officer’s eagle on the front. Brown visor, chinstrap & rear buckled chinstrap. / 1 WWII era enlisted visor cap w/ OD crown & band. Brown chinstrap & visor. No frontplate. / 1 WWII era Marine Corps officer’s visor cap. Olive green crown w/ quatrefoil on top & an olive green band. Subdued EGA on the front. Black chinstrap & visor. Sweatshield reads, “POST EXCHANGE OFFICER’S UNIFORM SHOP MARINE BARRACKS QUANTICO VIRGINIA”. / 1 WWII era enlisted visor cap w/ OD crown & band. Black chinstrap & visor. Interior card reads in part, “12TH MTR” w/ owner’s name. / 1 Air Force high grade officer’s hat w/ blue crown & band. Silver officer’s eagle on the front. Black chinstrap & silver bullion embroidered visor. Interior card reads, “CLAYTON YEUTTER” w/ address. Clayton Yeutter served as United States Secretary of Agriculture under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1991 before serving as Counselor to the President in 1992. / CONDITION: all hats generally show light wear. (02-15463/BF).
2) GROUP OF 4 WWII & LATER US MILITARY HELMETS. 1) Fixed bail, front seam M1 helmet w/ composite liner & Cold War era headband. Includes brown leather chinstrap. CONDITION: helmet has nice, original painted finish w/ scattered wear, flaking & staining. Liner has been painted white & is not readily removable from helmet. Suspension is intact & appears serviceable. Chinstrap has flexing & light wear. / 2) Front seam, flexible bail helmet w/ composite liner, web suspension & period headband. Brown leather chinstrap. Green web helmet straps w/ metal hook. CONDITION: helmet retains 50% original green paint w/ wear, oxidation & scattered fine pitting as well as notable sm. cracks at bottom rear. Liner has Captains bars & pentagon shaped glued area due to removal of unit insignia. / 3) Front seam, swivel bail helmet w/ green web straps. Composite liner, headband is not present. CONDITION: helmet has lg. degree of original paint w/ light wear, sm. spots of added paint. Composite liner has been camouflage painted on outside. Paint is faded & worn. / 4) Early “PASGT” helmet, extra sm, marked “DEVIL’S LAKE SIOUX MFG.” Helmet has olive green coloration. Nylon straps w/ web suspension. Headband is not present. MISC: lot also includes cloth brown & green camouflage cover for M1 helmet. Also included is one spare M1 helmet brown leather chinstrap. CONDITION: helmet has generally good appearance w/ light wear & scuffing. PROVENANCE: Collection of Brian C. Pinkerton. (02-15464/RW). $400-800.