Original ww2 issue, US made. 

You know evryone gets a trophy these days. Nuf Sed 

How many people were awarded the Romanian medal? That might be a clue..... 

close up and an other light

I didn't think Eisenhower had a purple heart medal awarded to him. I think this could be a lot larger pool of colonels based on the awards

I sent a bunch of my excess D-Day related patches with a friend who was going over to the general location so that he could sell them to the area vendors. He had been successful at selling some of his patches a year earlier. A medium zip lock baggie of patches made some good money! I wonder how much they were resold for and if they were sold as "D-day worn". On a related note, if a patch has traces of being sewn to something, it does not mean it was on a uniform! I bought over 20 Tank Destroyer patches that had been sewn onto a wool blanket. The patches were new/unused when they were sewn on to the blanket by the lady who I bought them from. I could have sold them all as "WWII uniform worn patches" and who/how would you prove it.  

Yes I’ve had them in different colors like white and grey, it’s a typical 1940s hard hat.   I wonder if they were used in the CCC?

Thank you Scott, that’s very interesting information.   Are the state troops involved with the National Guard?   Over the years I found several of these helmets and I’m certain that someone who was in the Army told me they wore one during military construction.    They must have been in the engineers    

Or go to a gun shop that has a gunsmith and explain to them the project and ask the favor. Since it’s for a dummy gun and 10 seconds of work, hopefully they won’t charge you 

Two people with locking pliers…