Just acquired this too :  

Here's one of them...

Thank you so much Scott!

This`trip`was`to`get`a`lay`of`the`land.`Just`walking`around`I`found`bomb`shrapnel`all`over`and`next`to`the`road`in`front`of`the`barbed`wire`were`two`1943`dated`30-06`shells.`Behind`those`stacked`rocks`was`the`broken`end`of`a`pick`maddox.`It's`a`massive`area.`

Yes, I have found that the book of Iwo maps that I had in 5th Division JASCO officer’s trunk group were exceptionally rare.    I have seen your map before.   Kurt

That is so cool! I have the same box, though not in perfect shape like that one. It had 10 of those knives in the box, un-issued. The Foster Grant grips have shrunk a bit...

Thanks for letting me join! My dad was on the Mansfield DD-728, at Inchon. I got interested in all things militaria, especially Navy items. 

If I may ask, what historical map company offered you thousands?  I have several original invasion maps that I would sell for a fraction of that.  

Can you say this differently?  I'm not sure I understand your comment in the least.   A field helmet post-war I sorta get, but what does "...putting the 1st ID marking after having already used it..." mean?   The issue isn't that the 1st ID insignia looks too nice compared to the wear of the helmet, it's the opposite.  The 1st ID insignia looks worn disproportionally to the surrounding paint.