. A happy time for a long term Jeeping friend.   One of my Jeeping friend from the early 1970's became ill with the on-set of Muscular Dystrophy stating at his feet and rising up through his legs , as he became more unable to use his legs for driving he sold off his collection of US wartime military vehicles.  At the time his god-son was far too young and still at school, however the godson has left school and built a successful business, he has been tracking all the vehicles that were sold off and buying them for his own collection which pleases my old Jeeping friend.  So far he has traced and bought a Willys MB, a Ford GPW a Willys Jeep trailer and a post war Willy's pick-up truck and the latest missing acquisition he took to a military vehicle show in the UK this weekend, it's a long wheel base, closed cab GMC rarer model tipper truck version.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 22  2O25.    ….

I picked this up this morning at the Sunday flea market. He was priced at $150 firm so I bought it. Seems to be in great condition except for a few garage paint sprinkles on the sheath 😁. Funny thing as I was walking away, another vendor said I paid way too much as he said he had bought one at a gunshow for $35. I asked him if he'd sell his for $150 as I'd buy it but of course he declined! Here it is mounted on my 1942 SA rifle:

If it's signed by Tojo or the Emperor of Japan it's a CB made flag. It is well worth what you paid for it.

Nice find, if you don't mind how much did you pay?

You are missing a couple.  VMA (AW) 121, VMA (AW) 225 and VMA (AW) 533.  

Not to be ‘that guy’, but since you wrote “took a chance”, I will add my unsolicited opinion.  The shell, split pins, inner / outer band, and remnants of the liner padding all look fine.     The wire looks added much later to me.  Old scratches on the surface of the helmet that are continuous under the wire, no transfer of the wire - through wear or “ghosting - to the shell’s surface, and the bright orange rust where the wire ends wrap around the rim looks new.  In-hand may look different, but based on those pics, that’s where my head is.  Sorry, really not trying to be a wet blanket.  Maybe post it on WAF or GHW for more-informed opinions (than mine).

I had a similar find 8 or 9 years ago from a local family. Congratulations! Paul

Found this in a box of early British Frogs, and thought of you all. It looks to be marked USNY - BOSTON - 186 (4?)  I assume USNY is a Naval Yard?   You thoughts would be most welcome  

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year till now, with not a cloud in sight so it was time put up this old pagoda tent I had lying around so we could work on the jeep in the shade at least 😶       And a big (visible) step was done as I finally got the first coat of OD on the engine block!       Together with another bunch of previously stripped, cleaned and primed smaller parts:       After the paint was dry to the touch (which is rather fast in 30+C) I bolted some parts back to the block that were  already sprayed OD with a rattle can. This coat of paint has now 2 weeks to cure as coming Saturday I have something else to do, but next time I work on the jeep I will re-torque the head as I had to loosen a few head bolts, and then apply a second coat of OD to the whole block.     The oil filter housing I recently acquired turned out to be pitted pretty badly at a few spots on the inside, and even had some pinholes. Fortunately these were near the top so I could weld them shut and grind down the welds pretty easily; it should be good to go now again after I applied a fresh coat of satin black paint. 

Lady Be Good, last known location 2010   https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=lady+be+good+libia&refig=D0B280771C94426A91301E6A029BFE0F&pc=HCTS&FPIG=23936355C4324BBEB7AD6C42C25830A5&first=39&ajaxnorecss=1&sid=3D881BB2E18A682B31080DA1E0ED6985&jsoncbid=2&ajaxsydconv=1&ru=/search?q=lady+be+good+libia&refig=D0B280771C94426A91301E6A029BFE0F&pc=HCTS&FPIG=23936355C4324BBEB7AD6C42C25830A5&first=39&FORM=PERE2&ajaxnorecss=1&sid=3D881BB2E18A682B31080DA1E0ED6985&format=snrjson&jsoncbid=2&ajaxsydconv=1&mmscn=vwrc&mid=BB67EF4C6945DA648CA5BB67EF4C6945DA648CA5&FORM=WRVORC&ntb=1&msockid=8d2113214f5811f0836e96772540ca9f