O C D helmet help
Article about: James, here is a little blurb on these OCD helmets I grabbed off of the kids web site..... "With the looming fear of war about, on May 20, 1941 the US Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) w
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Possibly for some sort of fire police
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thanks gel65 for your thoughts i was kind of hoping for more responses to positively identify the stencils i think people have had a look at this thread thinking i have a obsessive compulsive disorder with helmets but its not true so i guess for now it will remain unsolved cheers james
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I am willing to bet that the helmet was repainted red for fire use.
Here is an explanation of the decals:
Last edited by GIZMO8Z; 11-14-2012 at 04:48 PM.
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I forgot to mention, I've seen a few repainted red for fire departments, especially in New York City...
At the rear of the helmet, under the red paint, I am willing to bet that it is marked as such:
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good stuff joe many thanks for the chart referance picture and your thoughts on the colour i bet your right the stamping must of been overpainted thanks again james
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Glad I could help, sir!
I am assuming these are rare on your side of the pond? You can find them here for $10-$25
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not so common over here in blighty and ive never seen another one like this especially in red joe they sound very reasonable on the pocket in the US though so must be quite good for flegling collectors over there thanks again james
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