Thanks for all the inputs and advice. I will hunt around for some way to clamp things down since I don’t have a vice. I did find some bench clamps at work that I’ll experiment around with.  I do have this old really cool handmade wrench I found at a flea market a few years ago. It’s a perfect fit for the receiver. I paid $5 for a pile of old wrenches at that table that day. The guy was clearing out his granddad’s home and just wanted to find good homes for them. I love folks like that.  While I don’t actively collect old tools, I do collect anything that is cool, old and cheap. And with tools, you can never tell when one will come in handy.  mikie

Yes not easy to find, almost impossible in the UK, these have all come from the US over the years, always good to see Halls rifles and carbines, have fancied owning an 1819 Hall rifle, maybe one day.

When I got this one the Mitchell pattern was out.  When I took the cover off this is what I found. Is it genuine?  Helmet band has large cat eyes .

I use BALLISTOL ON MY MILITARY SOUVENIRS. REAL GOOD STUFF.CAN USE ON ANTIQUE WOOD LEATHER FIREARMS BAYONETS HAS A STRONG ODOR .GERMANS USE IT SINCE TURN OF CENTURY. CALLED BALLISTOL.MADE IN GERMANY. GOOD ON ANTIQUES .

-->> with pants & shirts, other examples posted earlier in the study.  

Cuff patches were allowed to be worn on the pocket like the shirt shown because shirtsleeves were allowed to be rolled up which would hide the patch. You will find EOD patches sewn on shirt pockets also.   Allan

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The liner is original US WWII, the sweatband and liner strap are foreign. 

What is the value of these Everitts?  They rarely come up for sale. 

What do you think about this liner? It think it looks a little too new for original ww2. On the picture u can see a leet V or A at the back of the webbing and i cant identify it. But the A washers are all brass and i cant find scratches at the outside of the helmet ( for when they had to remove the studs to reweb it). And what do you think about the chinstrap? Its all brass. But no anchor sign or United car on the studs. And the sweatband, i think it has the wrong clips because a line is missing and there is no ink sign on it. Is it fixed up or original?