Hi everyone this is my WW2 swivel bale m1 helmet its numbered 864G. This is the first helmet I got around 10 years ago it came with a 1967 Vietnam liner. I was wondering if this would make a good restoration project, I'd want to get rid of the rust staining around the bottom of the helmet and get rid of the little spots of rust in the interior. Then pick up the appropriate parts such as liner, chinstraps and netting. I realize getting an original chinstrap will be hard as they were sewn to the helmets but it would be nice to see my first helmet brought back to its original WW2 spec. My questions are if it is worth to restore it are, how would I remove the rust without damaging the paint underneath and where could I find mid-late war parts. Thank you for reading!
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