Original U.S. M1 Helmet Used in Saving Private Ryan – 29th Infantry Division – With Copy of Notarized Letter of Authenticity
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is one of the original prop helmets used during the filming of Steven Spielberg's seminal work "Saving Private Ryan". The outside was painted with the 29th Infantry Division insignia to the front. The shell itself appears to be an original Vietnam War era Rear Seam Swivel Bale, but there is no heat lot number present, and from the construction it may also be a foreign clone helmet shell. Like most helmets used in the production, a variety of shells and liners were used. Liners used were a wide variety, ranging from original WWII production, Vietnam era, 1980s, foreign clones, etc.
The helmet bears the initials CRC written in black marker on the interior of both the shell and liner. This denotes that the helmet originated from Costume Rentals Corporation (CRC), which supplied a substantial portion of the World War II–era wardrobe and uniform pieces used in the film. This helmet—along with other materials—was only recently released following CRC’s closure in 2025, and as such, has never previously been offered on the market.
This helmet comes with a printed copy of a notarized letter confirming that the helmet and other material came from CRC, the Costume Rentals Corporation, who supplied a substantial amount of World War II-era wardrobe and uniform pieces for use in the film. The letter confirms that these materials were indeed used in the Production of SPR. The letter was signed by Harlan Glenn, who worked on the production of "Saving Private Ryan" as Costume Consultant and Purchaser.
The liner is a Vietnam War US marked example which is in fair shape and has been fitted with dark green suspension and fittings. The tie string is original. The shell has a later Korean War chinstrap with stamped steel fittings. The liner chinstrap is strangely attached via zip-ties to the later Vietnam era chinstrap bales, certainly done during filming so it looked correct on whatever soldier was wearing it. A great detail.
There is some paint loss as shown and the helmet is in overall fair condition.
Ready for display.
Interestingly, IMA supplied many of the Machine Guns, Edged Weapons and loads of other equipment for Saving Private Ryan which was released in 1998 and set the bar for the WW2 film genre.
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