Correction; he was not a NC winner on Guadalcanal.   Kurt

The photos here do more justice than I could possibly write, but this is absolutely the nicest helmet that I own (not that I'm a huge helmet collector).    The helmet is a front seam, fixed bale and the liner has everything I'd look for in a WWII liner (can't recall the manufacturer). They have clearly been together forever, given the damage to both, which can be seen on the reverse. I wish I knew the story behind it. The paint is beautiful, although our LT forgot that one ray is supposed to be pointing down, not up. Surely he had bigger issues on his mind.    I'm currently a Lieutenant as well, so this one is particularly close to me. The helmet is propped up on a piece of CDP from my last ship, which was my parting gift from the wardroom. 

Make a mistake in the title 😀👍

hi   I just recieve the cap, is it a militant cap used by Hollywood or cap made for or by Hollywood,   regards, Hughes 

Thanks for the response thorin6!  Appreciate it. 

thanks for your interest usmcdoc67

Unique m1911 mag pouch in my collection.   WWI type, made by Russell MFG. common enough, however this one is dated In January 1919. Also it at some point,likely during WWII was redyed Dark OD-7 green. Note the other mag pouch for reference.

That knife, guard marked (I assume, based on one picture), with an original M8 sheath, would be $250-300.  With the reproduction M6 sheath, no more that the knife, around $175-$200.  In my opinion.

That's really impressive, I can't wait to see what your new helmet looks like afterwards. There are many helmets that I have walked right by and not purchased even when offered for very cheap bc they were in this condition. Good luck and keep us updated! 

Thanks for the update.