M1A1-1944

Has anyone seen one of these, or have one in their collection?

I’ve been searching but can’t track down this patch. His trunk has 315th Bomb Wing stenciled on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Yeah, hard to tell but the liner had a laundry mark so definitely some research potential.

Nothing reproduction. SC liner.

Thank you!

Other side

Having difficulty identifying this one. Anyone have any ideas as to what it signifies? Thanks, Ron

I did read the full thread. IMO, which I'm also entitled to, paint and patina are what is important. I used your quote but am not necessarily picking on you. When the helmet I posted came to light, there were collectors here who discounted it based solely on not having chinstraps.

Every helmet should be evaluated past just not having chinstraps, IMO. To immediately move on from or discount the originality of it based on chinstraps present, is narrow minded. This helmet has no chinstraps and had I blown it off, I would have made a significant mistake. But, to each his own.

Thanks Hunt.

Interesting poster I just picked up. It's huge and actually pretty thick stock. It's not attached to the cardboard underneath. Any suggestions on framing it other than just biting the bullet?

This is the entire grouping, I just didn't have the space to display it all.

Here you go.