M-1 book store find

[gibsonbluemoon]

So, I was in a used and rare bookstore in Chicago yesterday. It is going out of business. The place is huge. The owner, who is very old, used a lot of artifacts as props in the various sections of his store. I was in the war section and stumbled on this. I paid $50. He had painted a $ sign on the front. It came off, though I had to take the first layer off original paint off. Not too bad, though. Not sure about the liner. How do I tell who made it, etc.

I am no expert on M-1s. All I know is that it is a fixed bale and the liner is WW11.

here is the front before I took off the $ sign



Here is front now.

[gibsonbluemoon]

Here are some other photos

[gibsonbluemoon]

Not sure about the marking on the front of the liner.

[helmet2id]

Nice fixed bale helmet, and a steal at $50. In the dome of the liner there will be a symbol embossed into the surface. Take a picture and post it and members will be able to tell you which manufacturer made it. Nice early M1 pot. Jim G.

[GIZMO8Z]

A nice looking front seam, fixed bale M1 helmet. Without a doubt WWII vintage. On the inside of the steel pot, closest to where the wearer's forehead would be, there should be a heat stamping. These numbers will tell us when the steel pot was made.

If you look through the center loop of the liner webbing, you'll see a logo stamped into the liner shell. That'll tell us who made the liner.

Nice helmet. Great price. Shame about the dollar sign.

[gibsonbluemoon]

Yeah...it ***** he painted it. I don't think the damage is too bad...but for $50...I can't complain.

[MySonsDad]

A steal at $50!

[SteveR]

Good helmet with a bargain price.

[KradSpam]

Great price the marking on the liner looks like Captain's bars.

[gibsonbluemoon]

How much do you think the helmet is worth?