Looking back at it, it does read weird. I was just throwing out the idea that the helmet was used in the field without the 1st ID insignia thus gathering wear. and later come occupation era the insignia was applied on a already weathered helmet explaining why it looked off. I am definitely on the side it was applied and artificially weathered. I was just trying to offer a different way to look at it.

Thanks for the name of the company that made these.  I will label it now because there is no way I will remember it!   Steve

That's a neat idea, plus his bike has the look too!  Thanks.       Steve

That is a stellar group!  Well done!   -Ski

Just acquired this too :  

Here's one of them...

Thank you so much Scott!

This`trip`was`to`get`a`lay`of`the`land.`Just`walking`around`I`found`bomb`shrapnel`all`over`and`next`to`the`road`in`front`of`the`barbed`wire`were`two`1943`dated`30-06`shells.`Behind`those`stacked`rocks`was`the`broken`end`of`a`pick`maddox.`It's`a`massive`area.`

Yes, I have found that the book of Iwo maps that I had in 5th Division JASCO officer’s trunk group were exceptionally rare.    I have seen your map before.   Kurt