M1 Para helmet for Reviev

[Shadwellarmy]

Hi Friends,

I've found this helmet on dutch site, would it be genuine ww2 era? Opinions and comments are very welcome.




Cheers
Mads

[Walkwolf]

Definitely a WWII era lid - but it has been made up into a
Para helmet, from what I can see.........

[GIZMO8Z]

I would say it's a mix of authentic parts and mostly reproduction parts. Looks like a repaint, too.

[Shadwellarmy]

Im quite a newbie when it comes to us helmets, but after reading NickD's excellent rough guide threads, it looks like a fixed bale, frontseam shell.

Chinstrap and a-strap are repro.

Liner I cant really see from the pics, but the webbing looks khaki and it has a one-piece napestrape, so should be ww2.

Am I right here?

[GIZMO8Z]

Im quite a newbie when it comes to us helmets, but after reading NickD's excellent rough guide threads, it looks like a fixed bale, frontseam shell.

Chinstrap and a-strap are repro.

Liner I cant really see from the pics, but the webbing looks khaki and it has a one-piece napestrape, so should be ww2.

Am I right here?

Sounds good to me!

If it were an authentic paratrooper helmet, it should have "D" bails. I believe the netting could be real and the leather chinstrap seems real enough to me, too.

[relicz]

Definitely a WWII era lid - but it has been made up into a
Para helmet, from what I can see.........

+1

[Wagriff]

Frankenstein....

[Luxembourg]

Not all paratrooper helmets have "D" bails.

[NickD]

as already stated by other members this is a piece of junk yes the shell is a front seamed fixed bail version but its been repainted the liner (if US) has been ruined with a very bad attempt at turning into an airborne version

this would be known as an M-1C US airborne helmet if it had "D" bails it would be known as an M-2

[Shadwellarmy]

The funny thing is that the seller titled the add: WWII US para helmet M1 with "D" bails