fixed bale combat fixed?

[patches3]

hello, i saw this helmet on ebay and thought the weld spots and white stuff on the front looked interesting. i wanted to know what the stuff is on the front and if the weld was a repair in battle or later on. i know that the helmet is in terrible condition. thanks....

[cricketchris1944]

Not a war repair no reason for that.
We had millions of them.
chris

[Wagriff]

Strange repair...you would think that whoever did it would have run a second bead over the neighboring crack next to it as well! And maybe run a hand grinder or file over it to shave it down abit some. I suppose it's Possible to have been a field repair done by a mechanic or engineer, as it certainly looks crude enough, but as has been said, why bother? It isn't like they were hard to come by!

[patches3]

ok, do you think the white stuff on the front was put on during war time?

[Wagriff]

Doubtful...it almost looks like body putty, like some sort of Bondo...

[relicz]

Possibly a repaired poop scoop.

[Perspectivist]

Notice in the first picture how the steel seems to overlap itself. A messy job done, and I'm not sure how many field-weld sets were handy at the time... Welded over a severe stress crack, no doubt.

[Wagriff]

Maybe a kid was learning how to weld by practicing on an old broken up helmet they had laying around? The quality of the weld sure Looks like it...