Screamingeagles101 Posted February 17, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 17, 2018 Hello, picked this helmet up the other day. It is a nice Schlueter swivel bail named to an ENS. C. Malone My guess is that this is a Navy helmet..? It has a “31” on the front of it. I’m thinking the “ENS” stands for Ensign? Believe it or not, I believe this is my first Schlueter swivel bail. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted February 17, 2018 Any thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 17, 2018 Share #3 Posted February 17, 2018 Looks like you might be right. I like it. Anything on the outside of the liner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogskin7 Posted February 17, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 17, 2018 Could be a junior commissioned officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted February 17, 2018 Nothing on the front of the liner. I tried doing some research on the name but nothing... maybe someone else will have better luck... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted February 17, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 17, 2018 Only 3 results for C Malone in the officer registers that I could find. I would take a look at Chas F Malone. Looks like an officer in naval aviation. Born 1923 and joined 1942. Was LTJG by 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted February 17, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 17, 2018 The other was a Clare L Malone who joined in 1945. The last was Creed Malone Jr who was LCDR by 1946 (can’t be him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted February 17, 2018 I found this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted February 17, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 17, 2018 He was an ensign so he would be navy, not army. Pretty easy narrow down to those three names. Look at Chas first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted February 18, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 18, 2018 Reminds me of the helmet in this pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted February 18, 2018 Reminds me of the helmet in this pic Awesome picture! Looks it could be my helmet... except for the number on the front Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted February 18, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 18, 2018 And that guy is aviation too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted February 18, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 18, 2018 Any chance that's a Firestone liner? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted February 18, 2018 Yes, It is indeed a Firestone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted February 18, 2018 Share #15 Posted February 18, 2018 Yes, It is indeed a Firestone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Interesting. So far I've personally handled 3 swivel bail Schlueter helmets with manganese rim material and the seam in the front, and they all had Firestone liners. Just like yours. I'm starting to think Schlueter almost exclusively made helmets for the navy and the air corps. Or at least a good chunk of helmets coming from Schlueter were issued to these branches. Of the Schlueters I've handled, 2 had stencils and one was painted blue. In any case, if you find a late war usaaf/navy helmet, chances are it's a Schlueter. These helmets seem to uncover a lot about how they were organised and issued. Of course, this could just be coincidental. But what are the odds? I have yet to see a Schlueter with some type of divisional insignia that shows they were used by regular infantry. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted February 18, 2018 Interesting. So far I've personally handled 3 swivel bail Schlueter helmets with manganese rim material and the seam in the front, and they all had Firestone liners. Just like yours. I'm starting to think Schlueter almost exclusively made helmets for the navy and the air corps. Or at least a good chunk of helmets coming from Schlueter were issued to these branches. Of the Schlueters I've handled, 2 had stencils and one was painted blue. In any case, if you find a late war usaaf/navy helmet, chances are it's a Schlueter. These helmets seem to uncover a lot about how they were organised and issued. Of course, this could just be coincidental. But what are the odds? I have yet to see a Schlueter with some type of divisional insignia that shows they were used by regular infantry. Cheers I agree, almost every Schlueter I’ve come across had something to do with the Navy. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I also feel that most of the Mint helmets I happen to come across, turn out to be Schlueter... For some reason I really like Schlueter helmets. I currently have 3 sitting on one shelf. Two fixed and the swivel. I have one Schlueter that did belong to a soldier and not Navy, so I guess some were used by infantry Also, every fixed bail Schlueter I’ve ever owned and or came across had an early ( Unpainted A washers) Liner .... I have one with a Firestone, Westinghouse, and CAPAC All early unpainted A washers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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