Description: This Buy it Now auction is for a U.S. Military combat helmet. This is a Vietnam War to 1980s era item. The Steel Pot Shell is a 1960s to 1980s part, with the edge trim seem closing in the back. The steel pot shell has some damage to the back side where the edge trim closes. The steel pot shell does not have any chin straps. One of the Swivel Bale side loops is broken off and now missing. I do not have the missing parts. The Helmet Liner has a "DSA" Defense Supply Administration stock number with a "-68-C" 1968 contract date. There no nape strap, I do not have a nape strap. The helmet liner has a sweat band with a "DSA" stock number that is 1960s vintage. The printed Quartermaster markings on the sweat band are faded. The Sweat Band is old dried out cracked leather. The helmet has a Woodland Camouflage cover that has printed Quartermaster information that has a "DLA" Defense Logistics Administration stock number that has a "-85-F" 1985 federal contract date. There is also Netting on the outside of the helmet over the camouflage cover. There is also a cut part of a tire inner tube that is used to help keep the netting on. It is like what Private McCall had on his helmet in season 5 of the 1960s TV show "COMBAT!". Some American soldiers in the Second World War would cut some rubber tire inner tube and use it as a band to go around the helmet to help hold on the netting. The Military started to use elastic helmet bands latter in the Vietnam War era of the 1960s. The Netting, and Rubber Inner Tube Band, are Poast-WW2 era. I show some photos of the helmet with just the netting on, to show the paint job. I show some reference photos of Private McCall on "COMBAT!", and some WW2 era photos of American soldiers with rubber helmet bands. Nothing in the reference photos is offered for sale. All that is offered for sale here is the 1960s to 1980s Vietnam War era helmet. This item is old and in Used Condition with wear damage from use. This item has sun fading, scratches, dents, paint loss, oxidation to the metal parts, rip hole damage, etc. It is no longer in the perfect condition that it once was in the day it was originally manufactured. It is both damaged from having been used, and damaged from being old. Time slowly destroys old things. It will be mailed in a Large size USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Box. All that is for sale here is the hat, the head the hat is modeled on is not included for sale. Condition: For Legal reasons, the items in this listing are stated as "Used Condition". What is a "Used Condition" item? It is an item that is in "Poor Terrible Condition". They are better condition than "Dug Relic Condition" items. Items are no longer like how they were the day they were first manufactured. Items have been used by someone Decades ago in another Century. Items will have defects and damage from having been used. The older something is, the worse the condition will be. Wool items will have Moth holes. Expect Moth damage to old wool items. Expect clothing to have dirt stains, frayed cuffs and collars. Expect there to be Mildew and Mold damage stains. Expect wrinkles. Expect buttons to be broken or missing. Expect zippers to be broken and non functional. Expect size tags to be missing or damaged. Expect leather items to be dried out and cracked. Hats will be crushed and bent out of shape. Do not expect clothing to fit you, it is not your size. Expect oxidation and rust on the metal parts. Expect items to be faded from having been exposed to sun light. Expect metal items to have dents, scratches, and paint loss. Expect items to have microscopic fractures when looked at under a microscope. Expect Electronic items to no longer work or be functional. These items are old and things slowly get destroyed by time. Please do not expect something in "New Condition", or "Good Condition". These items are in "Used Condition", and are Relics from another Century. The vintage items I list for sale are not wearable clothing, or usable items. They are sold as old collectibles only. If you are expecting something that is old and used to still be in nice shape, do not buy this item. I am trying to be 100% Honest, and Accurately Describe the Crappy Condition of the Old Relics I have for sale. If you want something that is in nice shape, than go to a store and buy something that is new. These items are old and damaged from use. Shipping: Shipping will be done via the US Postal Service. Priority Mail will be the means of shipping and Delivery Confirmation will be used. Overseas buyers will have a United States Customs Declaration Form Tracking Number. The item was rough weighed in an open box. I then put the rough shipping weight into the eBay Calculated Shipping. eBay calculated the shipping cost, not me. I won't know the shipping weight until the item is taken to my local post office when it needs to be mailed. I am not an employee of the USPS and the weight is just a rough measurement for listing purposes. I am not doing this as a business, I am just some guy trying to sell off my private collection of Militaria in order to try and pay some bills. I am using eBay as a garage sale. If I can use a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate box to send the item in, I'll mail it in one of those. A Small Priority Mail Flat Rate box costs $10.00 to mail within the United States, or $35.00 to mail to Canada, or $45.00 to mail World Wide overseas outside the USA. A Medium Priority Mail Flat Rate box costs $17.00 to mail within the United States, or $55.00 to mail to Canada, or $89.00 to mail World Wide overseas outside the USA. A Large Priority Mail Flat Rate box costs $25.00 to mail within the United States, or $69.00 to mail to Canada, or $115.00 to mail World Wide overseas outside the USA. I have mailed items in the past to: (Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Malta, Hungry, Belgium, Taiwan, etc.) I will use the Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes as much as I can. The local Post Office gives those boxes out to use. No "Free Shipping", the buyer has to pay 100% the shipping cost. Ebay Incorporated charges you their "Calculated Shipping" amounts. I don't do the shipping cost amounts. There will be no shipping refunds. I can not save you any money with "Combined Shipping". You have to pay whatever amount Ebay says the shipping costs are, for each individual item. This is all 100% honestly stated up front. I will no longer use the eBay International Shipping Program. They have lost items I have mailed. I will only mail International packages to your direct address overseas outside the USA. Payment: For years, the only acceptable means of Payment allowed by eBay was via PayPal. I use to only accept PayPal payments. However, Ebay cut PayPal out of the loop in August 2020. Now there is the Ebay Managed Payments system. Sometimes there is an error with the calculated shipping. Ebay does the calculated shipping amounts, and I have no control over the computer Ebay uses to do the calculated shipping amounts. I try to use Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes to make the shipping cost more set in stone. I had a clerk at the post office tell me the shipping costs for the Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. You have to pay whatever Ebay Incorporated says the It takes between 3 to 5 days for funds to transfer to my bank account. I will not be able to mail an item until after the funds finish transferring over to my bank. I'm not trying to play games and cheat anyone on the shipping costs. I'm trying to be 100% up front and honest. No "Free Shipping", the buyer has to pay 100% the shipping Cost. You have to pay whatever Ebay Incorporated says the calculated shipping amount is. I have no control over what they say the shipping cost is.calculated shipping amounts are. I have no control over what they say the shipping cost will be. I just hope you paid enough to cover the full shipping cost. I use to send people back the excess shipping they overpaid in a PayPal Refund of the excess shipping not needed to mail the packaged item. However I am now unable to do excess shipping refunds, since Ebay started the Managed Payment system. Feedback: I mostly only leave other people feedback after they leave me feedback. Chances are, if you don't leave me any feedback I'll probably not leave you any either. Return policy: My preference for a return policy is, All Sales Final! No Returns! I try to be 100% Honest and show photos and describe items the best I can. Items tend to be old, used, and as is. There is an ebay policy against Buyer's Remorse, it has helped me win quit a few dispute cases in the past. Questions: I don't want to talk to anyone at all on here. I will try to bother to be nice, and answer your question. But, I am going to give you only one response to your question. If you keep sending me messages after that, you will automatically have your username added to the BLOCKED BIDDER LIST. I am not an experienced tailor and I do not take measurements of clothing. If I see a size marking on an old Quartermaster Tag, I will try to show a photo of it. If I say that I do not know the size, than please do not waste both of our time by asking about the size of an old militaria collectable. I am not selling usable items or wearable clothing. I am just selling off my collection of vintage military artifacts. They are old damaged relics in poor condition. I also tend to have items packaged away to try and keep moths from eating them. I only dig them out if they sell and need to be mailed. Please do not ask me to take more photos, because I won't take any more photos of things I have already stored away. Also, do not try to ask me to lower the shipping costs. You have to pay whatever Ebay Incorporated says the Calculated Shipping amount is. Buyer pays 100% the shipping cost. There is NO FREE SHIPPING. The buyer pays 100% the shipping cost. People who send me too many messages without having bought something, or try to get me to lower the shipping cost, will be added to my Blocked Bidder List.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Stockton, California
End Time: 2023-11-30T21:32:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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