My M1917A1 repurposed WW1 shell still with split rivets.

[MAP]

MAP, have you found out what that Parade M1917 Helmet is or is it still unknown?
Either way, its still very interesting!

There is a thought that they were "Victory" helmets which were essentially parade helmets for Vets to wear post WW1.

[Ethan]

There is a thought that they were "Victory" helmets which were essentially parade helmets for Vets to wear post WW1.

Interesting!

[AZPhil]

There is a thought that they were "Victory" helmets which were essentially parade helmets for Vets to wear post WW1.

That is a neat one Michael. I missed this on the first time around.

Semper Fi
Phil

[MAP]

That is a neat one Michael. I missed this on the first time around.

Semper Fi
Phil

Thanks Phil. Little value but I bet very few of these survived.

[Ethan]

Very nice Ethan. I love Flashed Brodies. Never seen a Brodie with the M1917 liner myself.


Photo size is a bit small and can't be enlarged...so we are missing out on the full viewing pleasure

Sorry about not uploading new photos like I said I would... I just came back to this thread to look at it again and just realized I said I would upload better pictures when I got home... totally forgot ( I got home a while ago). Here are some pictures at a better angle.

[MAP]

Thanks for the additional photos. But file size is still too small to be enlarged.

A nice short update on these helmets here. The m1917 shells WERE updated to M1917A1 specs starting in 1936 until the new shells were produced in 1941. I never was aware of this so learned something new today

M1917A1 - The Brodie Helmet and its derivatives

[aef1917]

The US purchased far more than 400,000 helmets from the UK during and after the war, and many of them were converted to m1917a1s between the wars. Helmets were converted by individual soldiers, at various unit levels and at arsenals, so there are many variations. It's highly unlikely that any split rivets were replaced at anything below the arsenal level.

I've seen mint examples of the fiber helmets with Sons of the American Legion stickers on them.

[MAP]

I've seen mint examples of the fiber helmets with Sons of the American Legion stickers on them.

I picked up one of these fiber parade helmets last year for pennies. It is pretty beat up and missing the liner. But purchased it to display it alongside my WW1 and WW2 examples

US Fiber Parade M1917 Helmet

[Ethan]

The US purchased far more than 400,000 helmets from the UK during and after the war, and many of them were converted to m1917a1s between the wars. Helmets were converted by individual soldiers, at various unit levels and at arsenals, so there are many variations. It's highly unlikely that any split rivets were replaced at anything below the arsenal level.

I've seen mint examples of the fiber helmets with Sons of the American Legion stickers on them.

The U.S purchased 400,000 helmets in 1917, they came around with the m1917 with round rivets in 1918(To my memory, can't be 100% sure if it was 1918.)
Are you sure that the U.S kept on buying helmets from the British? Again, as I stated above I have always thought that the U.S started making their own fairly quickly.

[Ethan]

Another thing: I'm pretty sure that the soldiers did not replace them them selves.