That's a really nice cap! I think 1883 was the year the gold lace chinstrap came in. Thanks for the post.

Amazing it’s not even a WW2 era 

Thank you everyone for your input on this. I am glad I went with my gut feeling! It just seemed too good to be true! What a shame. And the fact that the owner is openly selling it as authentic is a shame. 

That is a beautiful jacket! Great score!   Jules

I see your point, but I must say, that it would be interesting to see the outcome. MAYBE (very unlikely) RKurz was right all along and we owe him an apology (I honestly don't think so). But overall, I think, that it is important to apologise if one insulted people or accused them of something. Making mistakes is okay as long as one can admit to them. And apologise if people ended up catching strays. But in the end, you are right, too. Why bother. This will change nothing and nothing is really gained from getting told a fact, that all the members on this forum (or the majority) already knew.   Cheers, Jules

Hi all. I have inherited the "shinybugle" described in the memoirs of. PFC Don Ross 101st airborne 506th PIR  in his memoirs. My Stepfather was the little kid the bugle was given to shortly before d.day at Chilton Foliat. He kept it unplanned until his passing in 2020, have passed it on to me. It is in uncleaned original condition

That is a very nice example and thank you for your service.

That looks Like a 1960s Schott Brothers jacket all dressed up.   Kurt

Looking again though the pocket are "puckered" type so, It's made from 2 M1910 belts rather than 2 M1917 belts, I know the 17s were really ment to be a wartime simplified production version of the 10s

The photos here do more justice than I could possibly write, but this is absolutely the nicest helmet that I own. I'm pretty particular about helmets and had been looking for something USN for a long, long time.    The helmet is a front seam, swivel bale and the liner has everything I'd look for in a WWII liner (can't recall the manufacturer--posting during a lull at the office). They have clearly been together forever, given the damage to both, which can be seen on the reverse. I wish I knew the story behind it. The paint is beautiful, although our LT forgot that one ray is supposed to be pointing down, not up. Surely he had bigger issues on his mind.    I'm currently a Lieutenant as well, so this one is particularly close to me. The helmet is propped up on a piece of CDP from my last ship, which was my parting gift from the wardroom.