Original U.S. Civil War Piece of Hardtack in Good Condition Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets This helmet is a fine

This helmet is a fine example and still retains all of its original WW2 parts and the shell has all original "corked" grain paint with four original wartime painted red crosses inside white circles

This helmet is heat lot stamped 559B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1943

however with a couple of new made replacement parts (none of us know how this thing works here)

with whom it would serve for the remainder of the war

and the back also has the same markings in an abbreviated form

Original U.S. Civil War Piece of Hardtack in Good Condition Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets This helmet is a fineOriginal Item: Only One Available. Hardtack is a simple type of dense biscuit or cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Hardtack is inexpensive and long lasting. It is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages, land migrations, and military campaigns. Along with salt pork, hardtack was a standard ration for many militaries and navies from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. This piece