US M1 helmet with 69th Infantry Divison officer markings

**Bob Lyons** · 08-30-2015, 08:54 AM

A friend of mine picked this one up recently, I am not up to speed on US helmets, although this looks great to me, but ....
is it a WW2 originally painted in the period helmet, or maybe Korean war, or a completely repainted to fool example ??
(helmet is not mine, I am just asking on behalf of a friend).

Thanks for looking, always good to learn new things...

Cheers

Bob

**Bob Lyons** · 08-30-2015, 08:58 AM

A few more photos, which I took with a flash last night, so colours may be a bit brighter with these shots...

Cheers

Bob

**reneblacky** · 08-30-2015, 09:23 AM

Can't be good looks to be a redone helmet rear seam not stainless with a WW2 liner. Note the ball chin strap connector

**FALLSCHIRMJAGER** · 08-30-2015, 07:23 PM

Hi Bob, I have to agree with Rene that this is a re-worked shell and not of WW2 vintage. The paint work just does not look right to me. Leon.

**AZPhil** · 08-30-2015, 07:45 PM

I'm just curious about the liner. Who made liners with that strip on the out side that runs down the middle?

Semper Fi
Phil

**Bob Lyons** · 08-30-2015, 11:34 PM

Thanks guys, this is outside my comfort zone so appreciate your time looking and for the comments, though not what the owner wants to hear I think,
we were looking at it and comparing it to a known WW2 example when my friend picked it up, and did note several differences, it looks like this
one is going back to where it came from....

Best wishes

Bob