M1 European copy or American
Article about: Hello, I recently took an astronomically good dead for a helmet. I bought a complete M1 helmet from an antique store for only 3000 denars (50 eur). The seller told me it was Vietnam era, how
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Hallo,
the shell is us production.
The liner is belgian. Made bei Schuberth Werke Braunschweig (Germany) in 1974.
Regards
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Thank you for your comment
If you can, can you give me some insight on; how an american made shell made it to europe?
If the texture is sanded or corked, from what period is the shell and possibly identifying the cloth camo (my guess is ERDL but I don't know)
Have a good one!
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Lots of US troops in Europe, especially during the Cold War and most NATO armies used M1 clones, so parts often were interchangeable. The cover appears to be a Woodland, there is probably a stamp on the inside of one of the fingers.
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Thanks for replying,
there is no stamp on any of the fins of the cover, probably cause it was an European factory that had no English stamps
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I think it's a US cover, but the stamp may have faded. Anyway, it was in used from the early 1980's till the end of the M1 helmet.
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