I would pay 360 for this, it's a nice helmet, but it being on ebay is a little nerving. If it's unnamed, I wouldn't even consider it in the 400-600 range which is probably where it will end up towards the end of the bid.

Found this a few months ago.  A guy was selling a huge trove of books owned by a WW1 historian who had recently passed away. I bought the whole library. Among the many gems I found was this Quarter Master band diary. Technically it's not WW1 because it's dated 1920, but it includes a pinned original photo of the soldier who owned it. Just thought I would share. I have never seen another like it.

Does anybody have a clue about this one

I thought I had the only one but I came across another pic of an Eddystone with the same stamp, definitely not a Canadian stamp

> Dust Bowl, America, 1917

I think waiting may be the choice. Anything really good on ebay for a good price suggests it may have problems. And even I found marked M1 helmets, and I did it going to flea markets and surplus shops and church sales on the bus.

After some digging I found this photo of the ladies who manufactured the ordnance at this plant. I love these old photo's. I guess the interweb is good for something once in awhile.

Looks good. But, its up to $360.00 with 3 days to go. Theres no liner. Who ever gets it will have to pair it with a liner. There is also no name in it. Maybe Im getting picky here, but anything un named without a liner pushing $400.00 is not for me. If I lay down big bucks for a helmet, I want a name in it. And a liner that seems like it belongs with the helmet. Personal pref. Always try to remind yourself, that the cost of these WW2 helmets 80 years ago was a dollar and 98 cents for the steel and the liner. Without at least a name, I would not spend big bucks on it. It just as well could have been used in the 1970's as been used in WW2. Maybe Korea? Latter years they all were worn with covers. So who knows? Thats the problem with spending a lot of money on this. Its a WW2 helmet but thats all one can claim. Just an opinion. Iron Benders has a hawley. That right there makes it worth more. Id bid up on a helmet like that even without a name.

Here’s my 1st Lt I found in 1999. Top rear suffered a bit from poor storage. 138A lot#

That is a great haul, can't beat the price. Those patches are really nice.