Original U.S. WWII 1945 M1 Schlueter Rear Seam Helmet with Int'l Molded Plastics Liner and Helmet Net m This was a common practice

This was a common practice as the time

The rifle was identical to the P1914

This novel type of bolt was a major improvement over the simpler Dreyse and Chassepot bolt actions

We decided that an interesting piece such as this should be left as found

This particular example is in very good condition

Original U.S. WWII 1945 M1 Schlueter Rear Seam Helmet with Int'l Molded Plastics Liner and Helmet Net m This was a common practiceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Late War M1 Helmet produced by Schlueter, complete with its original liner and a very nice helmet net. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of