update: i did some extra research after switching up search filters and i found a similar sweetheart wing on a militaria website sorry about the first post

Oh no! What a great guy and so willing to share and help: excellent expert in so many areas to include Japanese translation. Another great one has left us.     Kurt

those appear to be normal USAAC wings but painted over. i have never seen any sweetheart wings like that online either but i have a picture of a normal one which i found:                                                      

Just because you are new doesn't mean you can't buy anything. You have to have so may posts in order to sell on here I believe but no to buy. 

they are interesting but i cant buy them since i'm new to the forum but i know someone around here would be interested

I picked this helmet up over the weekend. I haven't had a chance to go to the local antique shops in a while and this one ruined the trip by being on the first shelf of the first booth in the first place I went. I snatched it up and blew my budget.   No identification I can find, unfortunately.   Heat stamp 188A, Inland 22 marked transitional liner with snaps for the headband. Looks like 80 years of sweat stains accompanied by Texas heat and humidity has made the headband very fragile, so I'd love any tips for preservation.   I wonder if that's original 1943 icky stuff between the helmet and liner.   I'm an enthusiast, not an expert, but I think I did well at $200.

The brim has come out very nice and defined. Given it is a little bit shorter than an original, but the pint is to get the signature appearance of the brim poking out from the shell. Which it definetly has. Looking for suggestions on what pattern of fiber liner to do on the inside. Type 1,2, or 3? Let me know if anyone has any ideas.

Alright all, this morning the glue dried and I taped the brim and then coated it in a 40/60 solution of water and PVA glue. This will hold it together and “impregnate” it in a harder protective layer. After that dries today it’s time to start working on the inside.

Thank you for the help

This is a shock.  I've known Eric since he was a kid through his Dad, Bob Queen, a fellow USMC collector.  We have kept in touch all these years, and we would visit when he still lived in California.  As said above, a very nice and knowledgeable person.  Along with his love of dogs and war dogs, he was also an expert in WWII German paratroopers, and wrote an excellent book on the gear they used:  "Red Shines the Sun".  I will miss him.   Steve