Help identifying M1 heat stamp
Article about: A while ago, I bought an M1 frankenhelmet that came with a European SW liner, American made corked/sanded steel shell and a Woodland cover. The problem is, I do not know the era my shell was
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Help identifying M1 heat stamp
A while ago, I bought an M1 frankenhelmet that came with a European SW liner, American made corked/sanded steel shell and a Woodland cover.
The problem is, I do not know the era my shell was made in.
Thankfully the heat stamp is visible, I have attached it below (I don't know why it's upside down, I tried to fix it):
1210H (The second "1" is not stamped in properly, so it looks like a stick )
After some research, I have discovered that helmets with stamps containing 1200 (or some other value in place of the two zeros) are late war WW2 McCord stamps.
That is a bit of a stretch in my opinion, since my helmet has a rear seam and a ball tongue on it's green chin strap, which were all introduced post war
I'm thinking this helmet might be 60s or 70s.
I would love to hear your answers, I am from southeastern Europe so I don't know much about American M1 helmet designations
Thank you for your time!
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Moved to the correct forum.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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Late ww2 McCord around may 45 production,been repainted for post war use.
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