US M1 Helmet

**NickD** · 02-08-2009, 12:53 PM

hiya all thought I'd share this little gem with you guys, its a front seemed ww2 era m1 helmet used in the film saving private ryan . this would have been used in the opening scenes of the D-Day landings hence the damage.
as you can see it has a 1956 liner & something written in maker on the side but i cannot work out what it says its a nice edition to my collection cost about £62 on eBay & yes i know there were fakes being sold on eBay but from what i read they never stamped them & as this was not worn by any of the main characters im fairly certain this is real. any way hope you all like as much as i do

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-08-2009 12:53 PM

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**packin9** · 02-08-2009, 09:35 PM

Looks ok to me. Nice..ya gonna clean it up?

**NickD** · 02-08-2009, 11:59 PM

nah i think it looks good just the way it is gives it character

**colt45** · 02-09-2009, 01:24 PM

looks great... had to get this 3rd Div helmet, thats the one i was in , 10th Engr. 3rd Division

**NickD** · 02-09-2009, 06:52 PM

nice have ya got any more pics of those helmets??

**NickD** · 02-09-2009, 07:50 PM

no i don't only it was the 29th Infantry Division emblem ohs yes & when i showed someone at work they called it the Pepsi helmet but apart from that no