EARLY 1942 MCCORD STEEL HELMET, 62B HEAT STAMP JAN-MARCH 1942! HAS SHIPS DIVISION MARKINGS FROM USS RANGER PAINTED ON IN RED; (VINTAGE PHOTO FROM 1942, OPERATION TORCH, USS RANGER ARCHIVES SHOWS SAILORS WEARING HELMET WITH THESE EXACT MARKINGS: 62-V2). SOME RED PAINT RESIDUE IS EVEN ON LINER CONFIRMING THIS IS AN ORIGINAL INTEGRAL SET. STEEL POT HAS CORRECT SHORT CLOTH CHINSTRAP WHICH CANNOT BE EXTENDED TO FIT OVER REAR RIM. LATER CLOTH CHINSTRAPS WERE THE LONGER VERSION USED FOR DURATION OF THE WAR. HAWLEY CHINSTRAP WAS BROKEN OFF AND THERE IS AN ABRASION TO FRONT RIM, OTHERWISE THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THIS LINER IS EXCELLENT. THE STEEL HELMET IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION AS IT WAS NICELY STORED FOR OVER 7 DECADES. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR OF EARLY WAR HELMETS, HAWLEY RIGS OR US NAVY HEADGEAR, THIS IS A SUPERB SET. DISPLAY HEAD NOT INCLUDED; US SALES ONLY. The item “EARLY WAR MCCORD-HAWLEY RIG US NAVY HELMET 1942 HEAT STAMP, 62B” is in sale since Saturday, November 13, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Hats & Helmets”. The seller is “oceanic75″ and is located in Riverdale, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.