Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. Certainly a very unique helmet, This is a Korean War / Late 1950s production U.S. WWII Rear-Seam M1 Helmet that has had a cover fashioned from a piece of WWII Era camouflage parachute material on it as a helmet cover, and has been for a very long time due to areas “sticking” on the shell. The liner is in wonderful service worn condition WWII production Firestone Liner with leather chinstrap.
The helmet is a rear seam production with khaki chinstraps fitted with blackened steel hardware. The shell appears to have had the exterior depot repainted. The Cover is a cut piece of nylon camouflage parachute material that was secured to the shell via a sewn in cinch string. The cover shows wear from being worn on the helmet for some length of time, though it very well could have been added for display. The Liner is stained, worn and shows signs of extensive wear without any extensive damage.
It is difficult to date the period of use for a helmet like this, as WWII production shells were used into the 1960s. Our feeling was that this may have been a Korean War Era used helmet, as there were some units during that period that standardized (at some unit level) the wear of camouflage parachute material as a helmet cover (remember at this time there was not a standardized helmet cover for U.S. Army troops). This was somewhat common with early Special Forces troopers, just as German Splinter camo was commonly worn by SF troops on their helmets in the late 1950s in Germany.
Just as it came when discovered at a rural farm estate sale a few years ago! This is an helmet, and a perfect addition for the M1 Helmet enthusiast.
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