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Possible USN Helmet


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Hello, I picked this up locally and was hoping to get some information on it. I think it may possibly be USN? All the information that I know is that it is a front seam Schlueter. It is a very good looking helmet and I am excited to display it in my collection.

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Any help on the markings would be greatly appreciated. I think the 299 is a rack/inventory number. I am wondering what FEM 7 would mean? Any guesses on where this helmet was used?

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Burning Hazard

Very nice Navy helmet, notice it's a Schlueter (S stamped) shell, for some odd reason a good chunk of Navy helmets tend to be Schlueter made.

 

Not sure what the markings mean as they had their own unique meanings based on the ship they were on, hopefully one of our Navy vets here will be able to ID them.

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I agree that it's a nice looking Navy helmet. From what I can see, it will be very difficult to ID the markings. The white numerals are most likely unique to a particular ship or station, and I think the same thing may be true of the black letters and number. But it's a handsome Navy helmet that will display well. Congrats.

Bill

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Looks like a very nice Navy helmet! "FEM" could mean many things... "Forward Equipment Monitor" or something similar comes to mind.

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Thanks for the comments and the guesses. It has a beautiful patina to it! Now I just need a war room for it, and probably a liner.

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