Original U.S. Navy WWII Lightweight “Summer” Aviator Training NXSA-36914 Helmet by Slote & Klein - Size Medium French Machine Guns and the silver badges have

and the silver badges have tarnished to a pleasant blue patina

No stamps or marks can be found on the underside of the top flap but the top bears the Navy “M” markings though it is faint

The Marine Corps had considered it

sometimes hidden behind a smoke screen

though it is definitely a bit stiff

Original U.S. Navy WWII Lightweight “Summer” Aviator Training NXSA-36914 Helmet by Slote & Klein - Size Medium French Machine Guns and the silver badges haveOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a great example of one of the standard hot weather flight helmets, and is exactly what aviators of the U. S. Navy used during WWII. This example is in great condition, and still has an intact makers label on the back: CONTRACT NUMBERNXSA 36914SLOTE & KLEIN There is also a size label under the right ear cup that reads MEDIUM. The chamois interior to the helmet is very well retained. Aviator helmets were