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 is an original WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale, with heat lot number 125D, for very early manufacture.
The helmet bears the initials CRC written in black marker on the interior of the shell and an original CRC barcode sticker in the 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 WWII Westinghouse example which has gone through a great deal of modifications almost certainly done during filming, with bits and pieces from several different wars and countries. 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 shell has half of the original khaki chinstrap with what look to be steel fittings.
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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