Whwre did this helmet come from? 

Been awhile since I posted anything. I was finding very little militaria but a number of vintage airguns and other things. Was also moving out much of the surplus stuff I had been trying to get rid of for some time in the process, too.  So, will be traveling lite to the bi-annual Phoenix Militaria event next Saturday. Pictured is a mixed bag of militaria from the past six weeks, which either came from a recent estate sale or the local swapper:  

I disagree.  I think the sabers and scabbards were mated after the sabers left service.

Hi Ken, I attended a new Militaria fair local to me at Detling today (Kent wartime airfield). Lots of interesting kit on display for sale. I was tempted with a lovely WW2 USMC 2nd Division grouping, but just came away with a coupe of Leclerc postcards... the Jeeps sold them to me! No other Jeep parts unfortunately. A great social where I met up with may like-minded friends! (That was the best part!!) Cheers Graham    

Regarding the two small batteries, could they be BA-42 ? Thank you for your reply.

Super cool 

That is really neat and something you don't see very often.  Nice find!   OD

You can also use the search on Ron Burkey’s site at Flying Tiger Antiques. He has a sold one shown that you can use for side by side comparison. John

New York Emblem Co., search this forum (Naval ranks and rates) for more examples  

Looks like a good 1/5 helmet to me, but I consider @warguy the final word on these.     He’ll be along shortly…