My M1 helmet #1

[Redstalker]

Hi guys I started posting on here a number of years ago, as at the time I had a collection of around 40 or so helmets. I put a few pics up and I don know why I didn't finish off posting the rest of them? I have a collection now at the last count 72 helmets and a very unhappy wife 🙈 I keep telling her it's an investment for the future 😂. Anyway gonna finish off what I started and try and put them all up in the next couple of weeks. I have learnt so much from reading the forums here, there are some very knowledgable people here who do a great job and I would like to say thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Here is an early war M1 with a heat stamp of 93L or 98L which is about March 1942 produced by McCord hard to tell without sanding off the paint which I will not do. Liner is a fire stone which I believe to date for late 42 to early 43. The rest of the helmet speaks for itself in the pics. Thanks for looking guys.

[anton67]

Very nice helmet.

[SteveR]

Nice lid. Anxious to see the rest.

[ruddersrangers44]

Another great original set,however with limited pictures available that shell looks to me like a Schlueter not a McCord but difficult with the re-welds on the Bales.fantastic Helmet.

[dramos]

Gorgeous helmet! I bought my first original M-1 a couple months ago and I am hoping to find another soon!

[Redstalker]

Hi took another look at the helmet numbers and took some really close up pics. Now I couldn't see the letter S in the normal place for schleuter helmets but realised that it's not 98L but 9 SL now I'm scratching my head I will add the pic on this thread. Glad I took another good look at this now and off to do some research about it. I will report back on my findings asap.

[Redstalker]

Close up pic of heat stamp.

[Redstalker]

Comparing the features angles and weld spots on the front seam I think this is probably a schleuter helmet again thanks ruddersrangers44

[ruddersrangers44]

I really want to help out but that heatstamp isn't the best to work from,easiest way is to place in a line with the McCord both facing the same way and look at them together side on,your soon see the differance in the curve if it is an "S" pot.