Helmet, M1, Complete, with Camouflage Cover, Lt. Wroebel, Vietnam, 1965
€650.00
Tax included
Great genuine Vietnam War US Army M1 helmet, rear seam and swivel loops, shell number 884H, original canvas chinstrap with steel hook and buckle; the front of the shell shows a painted 2nd Lieutenant rank insignia.
Comes with its 1964 Pattern liner, which retains its green cotton web suspension, russet leather sweatband, and black-painted A washers; some 2nd Lieutenant rank insignia has been painted on the outer surface, too.
Homogeneous set, coming with a Mitchell Pattern reversible camouflage helmet cover -- contract number indicates a production in late 1964, early 1965.
Good overall condition; comes along with a handwritten document dated 1965, which provides a list of men composing a 2nd Platoon under command of some Lieutenant Wroebel.
The historical artifacts for sale at PARATROOPER’s are intended for collectors, history enthusiasts, historians and museum curators. These items do not glorify or promote any of the political, ideological or racial opinions related to the global conflicts that bathed the 20th century in blood.
Besides, we remind you that Article R.645-1 of the French Penal Code establishes fines applicable to fifth class contraventions (except in the specific cases of a filming, show or exhibition which refer to historical events) for any individual who wears a uniform, insignia or symbol reminiscent of those worn by members of the various organizations declared criminal in application of Article 9 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal annexed to the London Agreement of August 8, 1945 – SS, SD, Gestapo, Nazi leaders (the Führer, the Reichsleitung, the Gauleiters and their main collaborators, the Ortsgruppenleiter, the Zellenleiter and the Blockleiter), or reminiscent of those worn by any person found guilty, by a French or International Jurisdiction, of one or several crimes against humanity established by Articles 211-1 to 212-3 or mentioned in Law No. 64-1326 of December 26, 1964.
The Code provides additional penalties, including the confiscation of the items used or intended for committing the offence.
