Late-WWII USMC Camouflage Helmet Cover
This is an original WWII U.S. Marine Corps camouflage helmet cover. It features the distinctive double-chain center stitching and zig-zag border stitching on the beach side. It is still in its wartime configuration, with no Eagle Globe & Anchor stampings on either side of the cover. Interestingly, the beach side is marked with a small ink stamp of the rank of a gunnery sergeant, as well as the letter "W" or "M" (depending on the viewer's orientation). This variation, without foliage slits, is often referred to by collectors as a 'first pattern' cover, but in actuality was the third type produced, often seen during the fighting on Iwo Jima. This cover is in lightly-used condition, with cuts for a helmet shell's chinstraps to pass through.