Cork vs sand finishes date question
Article about: Were any WWII period helmets originally made with the sand added finish? I have a Westinghouse M1C helmet, rear seam, but stainless rim, which would date the helmet to approx. late 44 to ear
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Cork vs sand finishes date question
Were any WWII period helmets originally made with the sand added finish? I have a M1C helmet, rear seam, but stainless rim, which would date the helmet to approx. late 44 to early 45 and it still has the cork finish. Just curious were there any original sand finishes made before the WWII contractors ceased production of the M1? And if not, can one assume then that all sand finishes are refurbished or later made helmets? Ray
Last edited by RayG; 11-19-2014 at 06:46 PM.
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Everything I have seen or heard is that started with the post Korean era helmets. I may be wrong though.
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Hi Ray,to the best of my knowledge all ww2 shells were corked as Nathan has already stated,silca/sand replaced cork in 1951 when the first post war production run started at McCords,nice to own a rear seam with stainless rim..............
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Ahh I was a little off then. I have a helmet I need to post here for your opinion Jake... Maybe I can get around to it tomorrow.
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Awesome Ray,luv the reflector disc,never seen one before,amazing m1c,worth a crap load of cash,hold on to it,dont hardly see many in this condition and complete,thanks for sharing Bud..............
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I remember seeing an old photo of a WWII soldier in a book and it showed a close up of his helmet and they mentioned it had a rough sand finish, it looked rougher than cork, I would say some helmets were probably refinished with a rough sand finish at repair depots during WWII, but the sand finish was most likely done at a depot not by the factory at that time.
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Here's an excl. chart showing the dates of the changes on the M1 helmets. The only thing I see it's missing is the Now 44 date for the e rim change from stainless to the mag. rim
Dating the M1 Steel Helmet
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