Ww2 us paratrooper helmet d bale (help)

[Bugme]

I haven't been on here in a bit so, I missed all the excitement involving this FAKE!!!!!!! My lord how these guys can be so brassy. Schlueter NEVER EVER made a D-Loop helmet. What Nick said is correct. Also, the OP's helmet has stainless loops however, M-2 D-Loops were NOT made of Stainless Steel like the M-1 loops were. I'm just surprised this guy hasn't shown up at the USMF yet.

[NickD]

i dont think he would last very long if he did

[Bugme]

i dont think he would last very long if he did

No doubt that he'd be fried in short order.

[NickD]

it would be fun though especially with his stories that go along with his items

[crazy horse]

I bought a M-1 helmet from an older gent, it has swivel bales, but to my suprise when I turned it over, the a- straps fell down, but I am not claiming it is a ww2 liner, the only marks I can find is a cross , which looking at it from the front has an H on the left & a 19 on the right, it has 3 of the alligator type clips, 2 on the sides & 1 in back, I bought a viet nam neck nape pad, it has 3 staps that fit the clips perfect, then I put a nam type chin staps on the A straps, so I think it may be a nam era. I'm not sure , but am not going to pass it off as a ww2 helmet. just keeping it for my own use & hiding it from the wife. can anyone tell me anything about it?, oh yeah found some para helmet staps that clamp over the bales & snap to the liner. any help appreciated. I picked up helmet, liner & nam cammo cover for 35 dollars U.S. btw not trying to sell anything, but I know a guy who has about 3 boxes of the neck nape pads, one box just has U.S., the other 2 have instructions to use as a tournekit-s/p?, 1 in red writing, the other in black. pm me if intrested

[Inxis]

its a fake as its a SCHLUETER made shell & only McCord made "D" bail helmets the chin straps are repo the chin cup is wrong & the paint is not original !!!!!!!

& im pretty sure your charlottstown on ebay WW2 101st AIRBORNE M1 M1-C D BALE HELMET & LINER C.O.A on eBay (end time 11-Jul-10 20:48:35 BST) !!!!!

ok. so the 80yr old would lye and rip someone off???and he probobly (even though not mentioned) a vet so he would notice a fake in the 60`s...

[NickD]

well dosent matter how old the guy in his story is the fact of the matter is its a fake helmet put together buy the original post in the hopes to get away with another con job !!!

[ncblksmth1]

Where is the split in the rim?

[NickD]

its at the front if you click on the last front view picture you'll see it

[crazy horse]

Where is the split in the rim?

on the rim of the helmet, it will either be in the front , or the back of the small band running around the bottom edge of the helmet, if it doesn't have one then it's made later during viet nam , or until they made the kevlar lumps they have now.