Found the match! Front seam, swivel bail shell

**feldgrau33** · 03-27-2013, 01:30 PM

When strolling on the antique market again, i suddenly got this indonesian military police shell. A suitable shell for My 1st US liner - Indonesian army MP liner
And i really excited because this is front seam, swivel bail shell! Really lucky and fortunate indeed.

Unfortunately it’s really impossible to search the hear stamp. The paint is too thick.

And i see the remain of red paint?

P*M

The bails

The happy couple

May they live happily ever after.

This is a similar helmet looks like in 1960's

By the way, is front seam swivel bail helmet rare?

**KriegMann** · 03-27-2013, 02:28 PM

Very nice couple there!

I really like the liner's paint and the shell also has that nice been there look. Great buy!

**Buckshot** · 03-27-2013, 08:15 PM

Very nice. I like it.

**feldgrau33** · 03-28-2013, 04:56 PM

by KriegMann

Very nice couple there!

I really like the liner's paint and the shell also has that nice been there look. Great buy!

Yes, i never imagined i would find a swivel bail front seam in here. It's really unexpected indeed.

So is front seam swivel bail rare?

by Buckshot

Very nice. I like it.

Thank you.

**Gunakibomb** · 03-30-2013, 11:48 PM

Front seams are rare in general, but fixed bails are much harder to find. Still a good solid helmet to pick up whenever you can.

**feldgrau33** · 03-31-2013, 02:52 AM

by Gunakibomb

Front seams are rare in general, but fixed bails are much harder to find. Still a good solid helmet to pick up whenever you can.

How about transitional shell like this one? Is it rare?

Because in here, it's easier to find front seam-fixed bail. Wartime made rear seam-swivel bail is really difficult to obtained because euro-clone m1 is really abundant.

**Gunakibomb** · 03-31-2013, 03:49 AM

I'd say transitional is rare. I've only seen a few and I'm not limiting that to just American helmets as I've seen traditional German as well.

**feldgrau33** · 03-31-2013, 04:15 AM

Ah, i see. Thank you.

I guess my only way to obtained that wartime rear seam swivel bail is by searching the stainless steel rim ones. I guess i have to check that shells in the market one by one.

**reneblacky** · 03-31-2013, 04:47 AM

Jeeze how lucky is that to match it up, you must mated it up with the original shell. I wouldn't go to say that a stainless front seam swivel shell is rare, but what you have there is rare! Lovely finds