Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
Article about: Hi. Here is my latest M1, delivered yesterday! This lid has a front seam,the heat stamp ( which i am led to believe is unusual -986G as it's on the peak not in the helmet it's self!!) The ch
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Re: Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
Nice late war helmet. You can tell it is a late war one by the buckle. First ones were the cast with the raised bar similar to the 1917 A-1. Then came the brass stamped ones with the raised bar. The next variation was the steel without the bar and late in the war they went back to the brass without the bar. You cannot date the liner by the type of HBT used. To prove the point, I have a 2nd variation Hawley with Triple HBT and Single HBT. The one thing wrong with the helmet is the insignia. The horizontal stripe in the back means it was an NCO's helmet. If it were a commissioned officer's helmet, then the stripe should have been a vertical one. Could have been one a Capt. picked up and later applied the rank to. That could be the reason why the rear stripe is so faint. You just never really know. Too bad the helmets can't speak.
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Re: Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
You can pick up original chin straps at the war and peace show if you look around in all the little nooks and crannies,odd boxes etc ,for about £20 ive seen a few but never really needed any , ive two m1s fully loaded although im not sure about one of the liners being period,good luck in your search.
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Re: Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
im not sure were this chart is but its not gospel only gives a ruff idea of the date via the heat stamps.
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Re: Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
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ronl
Nice late war helmet. You can tell it is a late war one by the buckle. First ones were the cast with the raised bar similar to the 1917 A-1. Then came the brass stamped ones with the raised bar. The next variation was the steel without the bar and late in the war they went back to the brass without the bar. You cannot date the liner by the type of HBT used. To prove the point, I have a 2nd variation Hawley with Triple HBT and Single HBT. The one thing wrong with the helmet is the insignia. The horizontal stripe in the back means it was an NCO's helmet. If it were a commissioned officer's helmet, then the stripe should have been a vertical one. Could have been one a Capt. picked up and later applied the rank to. That could be the reason why the rear stripe is so faint. You just never really know. Too bad the helmets can't speak.
Hi.
Thanks mate, i was wondering about the rank insignia, the guy i got it off is a real honest dealer , i would like to get my head around this mystery, i guess there are so many "saving private ryan" M1's around , this insignia thing seems very vogue, ( i admit i have one in my collection) so yeah your right , it's a pity helmets can't speak
But i would be afraid they would shout "FAKE" at me...
Gaz
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Re: Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
i will do mate
buy the way the stripe to the back is that paint or tape residue as i see it has a similar marking to the front as well ??????
if thats the case then its not an NCO stripe but more then likely had their name or some kind of markings on some tape for training purposes maybe ????
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Re: Newest M1 and liner - opinions please.
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davejb
You can pick up original chin straps at the war and peace show if you look around in all the little nooks and crannies,odd boxes etc ,for about £20 ive seen a few but never really needed any , ive two m1s fully loaded although im not sure about one of the liners being period,good luck in your search.
Thanks mate, good tip.....i will have to get my self up there one of these day's..
cheers
Gaz
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