Medic helmet with possible battle damage

[MAP]

My theory on exit holes on bullets. Shoot me down if you disagree.

If a 30 cal/8mm bullet enters a helmet (except for an odd angle glancing shot or high up on the dome) I find it highly doubtful that it would be able to penetrate the helmet and then both sides of a skull and then have the velocity to exit the other side of the shell. That is why I think a helmet like this was not worn at the time. I could be totally wrong so happy to hear from anyone with solid ballistic experience.

[UK Cousin]

I'm going to respectfully disagree, Map. 8mm mauser I think would have no trouble with that task 100m or less. I've seen a .357 round go through both sides of a pickup bed before. (Don't ask) That is a lot lower velocity than 8mm.

[UK Cousin]

I'd love to test the theory but I'm not ruining tbe only m1 I own.

[Tank Destroyer]

Michael that is one of my thoughts too. I put a liner in the helmet and placed it on my sons head. The angle puts the path of a bullet on the right side of the head entering above or behind the ear and exiting around the eye. Possible shot but I hope that was not the case. The shrapnel damage may have happened at the same time but not necessarily.

[MAP]

I'm going to respectfully disagree, Map. 8mm mauser I think would have no trouble with that task 100m or less. I've seen a .357 round go through both sides of a pickup bed before. (Don't ask) That is a lot lower velocity than 8mm.

happy to be proven wrong. Just a theory.