The brand new chin straps on the steel are sewn on in a rather funky manner. ITs brand new looking. The whole thing. From the paint to the riveted leather chinstrap in a 70's 80's liner to the glued in pads.. the whole dam thing! Dont know how anyone would be fooled by it but you never know. If, its a ww2 rear seam.... Its had an Earl Schieb Paint job! lol To be fair, there are some helmets I have been totally wrong about. But Im confident that this aint one of those.

If I'm not mistaken England had one of the first Civil Defense programs during WW2, and probably the hardest hit. Mabey some type of makeshift Air Raid Warden helmet.

Can anyone please give me the recipient for my NYS Conspicuous Service medal #6171 -   Thank you

Helmets are always fun to find.

I’m with yokota57. It appears to be slapped together without consideration for the correct unit insignia. 

Just a guess but mabey the heat lot was rejected and the helmet was repurposed for civilian defense. Here is a pic of one of my Civilian Defense helmets.

What's the link to the fourth Cavalry group with the DUI being on the garrison cap? What was the relation to the fourth Cavalry Recon group in relation to the 83rd and 84th infantry divisions?

Appears to be a US Coast Guard Crest someone stuck on after the fact. Not what I would expect to see on a US Army lighter. Hmmm...I will pass.

Probably navy or the ever elusive “snow camo” but those are a myth practically. Most likely a navy helmet. Nice find!

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?