Posted 11 years ago
Teamdean
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Army Helmet?? The inside comes out and leaves shell.
Not sure if it's WWII but I'm assuming it is!
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One of our helmet experts can probably narrow down the period of manufacture based on the suspension webbing, but this is the US M-1 style helmet, made from 1941 through 1985 for the US, and used by a whole bunch of other countries.
Brings back a lot of memories. We used to fill the steel shell with shaving/wash water to clean up in the mornings. Cant do that with the one-piece modern helmets.
Should I take more pictures of the suspension webbing?
Thank you for helping me ;-)
Not my field the US M1, but it does look to be WW2 issue.
This is definitely a WW2 helmet. The webbing is about mid-war in date, and the 'A' washers holding it in place are the earlier type, as is the chin strap buckle and 2-piece sweatband buckle (2nd pic). The shell also has a front seam and fixed bales; everything looks to be an original match. I would guess the date of manufacture to be about 1943.
There is obviously some rust damage and a couple of tears in the webbing. The leather liner chinstrap is also missing - this is where the shoe string has been tied (maybe to hang the helmet?). All round, this looks to be a fairly solid example of the US M1 that would have been worn from the middle of the war onwards. Hope this helps.
WWII MHELMET!!The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States military from World War II until 1985, when it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet!