URIK Posted April 25, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 25, 2016 I found this at a surplus store yesterday. It is Navy grey with an orange stripe going front to back. Anyone know what this could signify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted April 25, 2016 Share #2 Posted April 25, 2016 I bet stealthytyler is going to love this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted April 25, 2016 Share #3 Posted April 25, 2016 Nice! I wonder what else lurks beneath.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted April 26, 2016 Share #4 Posted April 26, 2016 Haha sure am! I wonder why so many ones like this are coming out recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted April 26, 2016 Share #5 Posted April 26, 2016 Unfortunately not a beach battalion helmet due to the color. Most likely used on ship (hence the gray ship paint). Not sure what the color orange represents though. Cool helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted June 1, 2016 Share #6 Posted June 1, 2016 Here is my fathers. Identical to yours. Not sure what it means though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted June 1, 2016 Share #7 Posted June 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URIK Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted June 2, 2016 Well I guess we can rule out racing stripe. Where did you find yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted June 2, 2016 Share #9 Posted June 2, 2016 Well I guess we can rule out racing stripe. Where did you find yours? "Here is my fathers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URIK Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted June 2, 2016 "Here is my fathers." In a PM he stated his father recently picked up the shell........ So my question still stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted June 2, 2016 Share #11 Posted June 2, 2016 ah, my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URIK Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share #12 Posted August 6, 2016 I happened to show this helmet a friend of mine who was in the Navy during Vietnam and served on the USS Midway. He identified the orange stripe as belonging to a gunners station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted August 7, 2016 Share #13 Posted August 7, 2016 I happened to show this helmet a friend of mine who was in the Navy during Vietnam and served on the USS Midway. He identified the orange stripe as belonging to a gunners station. I have seen 3 or 4 of these pop up lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URIK Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted September 6, 2016 Here's another one. http://m.ebay.com/itm/M1-Rear-Seam-Steel-Pot-Helmet-Swivel-Bales-Name-Grey-Paint-11-Long-/141995261727?nav=SEARCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 16, 2017 Share #15 Posted December 16, 2017 Posting the ebay helmet photos before they disappear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 16, 2017 Share #16 Posted December 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2017 Share #18 Posted December 16, 2017 It's red lead primer under the haze grey Quite commonly used post-WWII to repaint our helmets See this USN helmet thread, specifically here http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/23767-color-of-paint-on-usn-helmets/?p=2031464 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted December 16, 2017 Share #19 Posted December 16, 2017 It's red lead primer under the haze grey Quite commonly used post-WWII to repaint our helmets See this USN helmet thread, specifically here http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/23767-color-of-paint-on-usn-helmets/?p=2031464 looks pretty orange to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2017 Share #20 Posted December 16, 2017 red lead is orange in color, not red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted December 16, 2017 Share #21 Posted December 16, 2017 Question for our Navy Vets, I've been going through Navy Vietnam era footage and I noticed that some of deck crew are not wearing M1 helmets but plastic-type hard hats in various colors. Was it only designated crew members that wore hard hats? I don't know very much about the Navy, been trying to find footage of these orange stripes in wear. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2017 Share #22 Posted December 16, 2017 Steel helmets are heavy, hot and a pain in the butt to keep on your noggin when working on deck. We primarily wore helmets only at General Quarters, damage control (fire, flooding, etc) or for training operations (REFTRA, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted December 22, 2017 Share #23 Posted December 22, 2017 Found this WWII footage of US coast guard, note the variety of painted helmets (I think it's gas detection paint) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted December 22, 2017 Share #24 Posted December 22, 2017 Anyone interested in the footage it's on youtube: Warning, there are some graphic parts in this footage so viewer discretion is advised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted December 26, 2017 Share #25 Posted December 26, 2017 Sometimes, an orange stripe is just an orange stripe. It is not the same color as the gas detection stripe. It may have had something to do with gunnery stations on the Midway during the time your friend was there, but not standard. Navy helmets get all sorts of locally applied markings throughout their life in the Navy. They may spent 30+ years going from one ship to another, repainted every year or so. I was on an Amphibious ship with boat debarkation stations. The Bosun had the helmets painted the same color as the station they (helmets) were assigned to. Crane operators were brown. Hatch crew leaders were orange so everyone knew where they were in the crowd. I was on other Amphibious ships, that did not do that, simply stenciled debarked station number on the front. Navy stuff is all locally made up and applied. And all this trying to I'd them with heat stamps and such is great, just tells you when they were made. The first helmet I was ever handed out of a rack on my first ship was a fixed bail. It had a huge thick edge liner (Hawley?). This was 1973. So, sometimes, on Navy helmets, an orange stripe is just a stripe. It meant something when it was put on, but, was painted over, so the helmet was no longer used for that purpose, the significance of the orange stripe went away, or the ship was decommissioned and the helmet went back into the system for reissue to another ship. And liners. We constantly switched out liners. Suspension system rotted and torn, find another liner with a good suspension system, toss the old one over the side. Chin strap buckle breaks? Cut the straps off and replace with the VN or 1980s clip one, whatever you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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