M1 helmet with thinner rim and weird stamp?
Article about: Hello everyone, I recently purchased another m1 helmet for my collection off eBay, cant get enough of them, but when it finally arrived I was looking over the helmet and realized it had a fe
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Shell is Belgian. Stamp says ABL 82 (Armée Belge/Belgisch Leger 1982) Us (Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe, Schwanenstadt) - being the Austria company that produced the shell.
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Thanks for informing me, I greatly appreciate it!
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Hello,
yes, the shell is a belgian Casque Mle. 1951, a slightly modified / improved helmet based on the US M1.
the Liner is made by Westinghouse/Capac manufactured from 1953 until sometime before 1956. The dates only refer to the date of manufacture of the molds for manufacture. These are not the actual manufacturing years.
Early liners on this production line have OD-colored metal parts. Later black ones. Yours has black ones.
The liner did not see the Korean conflict, more likely Vietnam.
Neckband and sweatband are from later production from 1956, as they were no longer made in HBT.
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Thanks so much, very insightful!
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I have a helmet with the same stamp/metal liner, I am hoping to get it appraised, can I ask how much you paid for yours? Thanks
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Diet Nyquil
I have a helmet with the same stamp/metal liner, I am hoping to get it appraised, can I ask how much you paid for yours? Thanks
Hi there.
Please start a new thread about your helmet.
Kind regards,
Will.
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A pity you didn’t get the US M1 helmet that you thought, but a consolation would be the interesting liner that came with it. Hopefully not a too painful purchase.
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