Another M1 for the U.S. Collection

[theotherhomer]

I know, If I ever need to sell it I know I can more then what I paid for it too, I do think is cool that its probably been through a couple wars but who knows

[NickD]

well its seen action in WW2, Korea & possibly Vietnam so its had a long hard life of service that's for sure

[theotherhomer]

Another question also, Does the red paint mean it was fire helmet for period of time?

[NickD]

possible or it may have just been used as an undercoat before being painting green i have one that has an undercoat of pale blue paint before then being painted over with a dark glossy green.

[nkumburis]

Yes i think it was a Fireman(navy) helmet in Korea repainted and issued into Vietnam. It would be nice if you could get the green paint off then you will have a nice fireman helmet YET don't try and take the paint off talk to an expert first then let him do it - Nick K

[crazy horse]

Another question also, Does the red paint mean it was fire helmet for period of time?

yes it does, when I was in the navy, from 82-88, we didn't have the nice fire suits & oxygen bottles, all we had was rubber boots & old m-1 helmets painted red & a breathing apparatus that you popped a lid off & a chemical reaction made oxygen for about an hour, man, I should have grabbed a couple from the ship before I got out, just kidding.

[NickD]

for that you could try GOOF OFF it seems to be favored alot by helmet collectors that wish to remove new paint off helmets like this.

[theotherhomer]

I've got goof off around here but I'm gonna leave that green coat of paint on though

[Ty Revelo]

Nick,

Your correct that it is a late ww2 issue pot. If indeed all the pieces stayed together all these years it's seen 3 decades of service. the problem with alot of the m series helmets is that things can be swapped so easily.

Nice helmet! Congratulations on your find. I too bought an m1 approx. 23 years ago thinking it was a Nam issue but i came to find that the pot was ww2 as well. No chinstraps made it harder to identify era. Yours is much nicer.

regards, Ty

[theotherhomer]

Thanks Ty, And I have another helmet that I think was used in Vietnam but I'm unsure