etienne Posted August 12, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2013 Hello, time to show you one of my latest acquisitions, this very nice M1917A1 helmet identified to a longtime Marine, Henry F.Lesem. He was a member of the 7th Defense Battalion in the Samoa in 1941-42 then belonged to several artillery outfit, in the field then stateside as an instructor. I found him on the Muster Rolls until 1958, as a CWO but he probably stayed in the Corps after that. Beside the written name, this helmet has a very nice apple-green brush repaint ... field repaint with vehicule's paint ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryM3 Posted August 12, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2013 Super nice helmet!! I imagine it is a Marine Corps re-paint with vehicle paint. This is just a great helmet !! Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1canpara Posted August 12, 2013 Share #3 Posted August 12, 2013 Very nice Etienne! Was this on eBay? I think I was watching it too....glad you got it! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted August 12, 2013 Very nice Etienne! Was this on eBay? I think I was watching it too....glad you got it! Rick Yes it was ... did a quick research and found the owner had an interesting career so I took a chance I was lucky the seller was willing to ship overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1canpara Posted August 12, 2013 Share #5 Posted August 12, 2013 Lucky you! It's a very nice helmet, and what a bonus to have a history like that! Congrats! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadOfSteel Posted August 13, 2013 Share #6 Posted August 13, 2013 Wow! Great looking helmet! Great research! HOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks guys ... I was lucky enough to find some pretty nice items identified to early (1941-42) Marines, I'll try to make a little display with those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted August 13, 2013 Share #8 Posted August 13, 2013 Was this the reason for the request for photographs? Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted August 13, 2013 Was this the reason for the request for photographs? Very nice! Yes, and here is what you found, thanks again ... longtime Marine from ww2 to VN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted August 14, 2013 Share #10 Posted August 14, 2013 This is what makes collecting fun... HISTORY... without the eBay drama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combat-helmets Posted August 14, 2013 Share #11 Posted August 14, 2013 Always wanted an M17A1 definitely tied to a Marine.. no way to tell unless marked in a certain way ( or also the paint such as this one...) that's a killer piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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