Brian Keith Posted August 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 21, 2019 I showed it to my buddy and he said, Yea, that will fail all the test. But, Ill show and tell anyway. At our local antique engine show, one of the antique vendors had these two helmets for sale, marked $50 each. Each had been adorned with chalk by the same juvenile hand playing soldier. One is a decent front seam, fixed bail with the straps and a heat lot number of 224C. The other a front seam, D bail with one standard, later war green strap with non-original bar tacking. As you can see, both the bails have been reattached with huge globs of metal, and one looks like it has some type of rivets visible on the outside. It is very difficult to read the heat stamp on this one, but looks to be 188C or 1886, or 886? It is very hard to read, Ill have to try to get a better photo. It has paint damage from when it was repaired, many stress cracks and age. It really asks many more questions than it answers. Obviously, the strap is a replacement, it has been repainted at least once, but not so obvious is when and by whom it was repaired? It is probably worth the money just to see what the conversation here will be. Thanks for looking at the following photos, comments welcome! It will take several replies to post all the photos. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 21, 2019 Share #5 Posted August 21, 2019 I wonder what rank he was, it's kinda hard to tell, if only it was marked somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted August 21, 2019 Share #6 Posted August 21, 2019 Worth the 50.... owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1canpara Posted August 21, 2019 Share #8 Posted August 21, 2019 Great grab at $50, very nice....except for the chalk art, but that’s no big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted August 21, 2019 Share #9 Posted August 21, 2019 THIS!!! Is a snap shot of children of the Cold War. WHO didn't "play" army and little did we knowm we had the best stuff! Good finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickman983 Posted August 21, 2019 Share #10 Posted August 21, 2019 I'll give you double what you paid for that helmet...! In all seriousness though, nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberThe5thESB Posted August 21, 2019 Share #11 Posted August 21, 2019 Those arent rivets, that's the metal from the repairs having melted through the manganese steel. Whoever repaired it sure as heck put a lot more heat on those feet than needed, but that's one way to make sure they stay on! Super cool finds. Sent from my SM-J327V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted August 21, 2019 Share #12 Posted August 21, 2019 Very interesting. Any idea where the seller found them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted August 21, 2019 Thanks for all the great comments. Seller got it from a person who sells them items from their families collections. Not sure if it can be Veteran ID'd. Probably a "rabbit hole" to try to trace down. I've bought military items from this vendor several times for a few years. I think last year I got an M-14 trigger group from him or the year before. I actually thought it a an M-1 group, then looked closer. Vendor carries a better quality line of items, not flea market crap. Regards, BKW PS As far as the rank, it is almost the same as Corporal/Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted August 21, 2019 Share #14 Posted August 21, 2019 I’d be interested in photos of the front-seam fixed bail helmet, and may be interested in buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1canpara Posted August 21, 2019 Share #15 Posted August 21, 2019 Thanks for all the great comments. Seller got it from a person who sells them items from their families collections. Not sure if it can be Veteran ID'd. Probably a "rabbit hole" to try to trace down. I've bought military items from this vendor several times for a few years. I think last year I got an M-14 trigger group from him or the year before. I actually thought it a an M-1 group, then looked closer. Vendor carries a better quality line of items, not flea market crap. Regards, BKW PS As far as the rank, it is almost the same as Corporal/Captain. Haha, nice MASH reference there.....no sir, I dont like it, I dont like it one bit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted August 21, 2019 Share #16 Posted August 21, 2019 Great find, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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