Original U.S. WWII Merchant Marine Named M1917A1 Kelly Helmet - Liner Inscribed with Travel Diary of Service Aboard the Cavalcade Italian Flags The case is maker marked

The case is maker marked by Richard Sieper & Sohne of Ludenscheid

It bears number 7 stamped onto the side of the barrel and a lot of the fittings

The silver wash on the eagle and cockade are well retained

when this helmet was then equipped with a 1953 dated USMC reversible camouflage cover

Original U.S. WWII Merchant Marine Named M1917A1 Kelly Helmet - Liner Inscribed with Travel Diary of Service Aboard the Cavalcade Italian Flags The case is maker markedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. World War II United States Merchant Navy was the largest civilian Navy in the world, which operated during World War II. With the United States fighting a world war in all the world oceans, the demand for cargo and fuel was very high. Cargo and fuel was needed around the world for the United States Navy, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Army Air Forces, United States Coast Guard and the