HELMET PRESERVATION, DISPLAY, REFERENCE & MISC.

111 topics in this forum

1. show those makeshift helmet stands 1 2 3 4 5

   By WW2JAKE, February 13, 2015
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   • lmrobil
   • November 24, 2025

2. Oiling Your Helmets & Other Helmet Preservation Misconceptions 1 2 3 4

   By Bugme, June 18, 2009
   • 81 replies
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   • manayunkman
   • July 2, 2024

3. Authenticating Helmets With XRF Spectroscopy 1 2 3

   By jgawne, September 4, 2013
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   • ispy
   • January 15, 2021

4. What Does A $24,000.00 Fake Helmet Look Like? 1 2 3 4

   By Bugme, December 2, 2015
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   • RANDALL 1953
   • November 22, 2020

5. Helmet Reference Book Guide

   By Bugme, September 9, 2009
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   • Bugme
   • February 26, 2019

6. Some Hollywood helmets 1 2 3 4 18

   By gunbunny, October 21, 2011
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   • patches
   • March 22

7. “Choc-chip “ helmet cover

   By Seb007, March 17
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   • Seb007
   • March 18

8. A cheap and simple display stand.

   By yellowhammer history, February 15
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   • yellowhammer history
   • February 15

9. I’m Confused. But I’m not the only one!

   By mikie, November 28, 2025
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   • yellowhammer history
   • February 11

10. Odd Vietnam cover stamp

    By 644td, January 6, 2024
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    • toitoine66
    • February 10

11. Any tips for getting a pasgt helmet cover fully onto a helmet?

    By Calpez381, January 4
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    • TeamScience
    • January 22

12. How to display only the cover?

    By ThatHistoryGuy, June 10, 2025
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    • CavalryCombatant
    • June 11, 2025

13. A few preservation questions about some helmets

    By Normandy1944, June 30, 2024
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    • Normandy1944
    • July 7, 2024

14. M1 liner service design project

    By US Army 86, February 6, 2024
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    • US Army 86
    • February 6, 2024

15. Putting some anti scratch coating on an M1?

    By Lonesome, December 10, 2023
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    • manayunkman
    • December 10, 2023

16. Displaying helmets

    By 917601, April 19, 2019
    • 19 replies
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    • Bugme
    • October 20, 2023

17. Dating a USMC(?) Pith Helmet

    By Mark M, June 13, 2008
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    • Guest
    • October 12, 2023

18. What is the best wasy to preserve a helmet?

    By trench art lover, October 8, 2023
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    • The Rooster
    • October 8, 2023

19. What is the best way to display helmets?

    By trench art lover, October 8, 2023
    • 1 reply
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    • Brig
    • October 8, 2023

20. How to tell if helmet insignia is fake.

    By trench art lover, October 8, 2023
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    • Brig
    • October 8, 2023

21. What are some tell tale signs an American helmet is fake?

    By trench art lover, October 8, 2023
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    • trench art lover
    • October 8, 2023

22. Identify steel helmets & liners and other questions.

    By US Army 86, June 18, 2023
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    • Bugme
    • June 22, 2023

23. PASGT Ragtop/Manchu Hair Scrim Research

    By Guest scrimenjoyer, March 23, 2023
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    • Capslok Spelczech
    • June 10, 2023

24. MP helmet question

    By SA1794, April 20, 2023
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    • SA1794
    • April 26, 2023

25. Should I treat this sweatband?

    By ThatOneNewGuy816, February 14, 2023
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    • RustyCanteen
    • February 14, 2023

26. A bunch of m1 liner sweatbands

    By vette, January 6, 2023
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    • vette
    • January 6, 2023

27. M1 liner restoration advice needed.

    By ThatOneNewGuy816, November 30, 2022
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    • ThatOneNewGuy816
    • November 30, 2022

28. SHOW OFF YOUR RESTORED HELMETS! 1 2

    By anton67, December 13, 2014
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    • ThatOneNewGuy816
    • November 30, 2022

29. 2 New Helmets, WW1 & Vietnam

    By freakjeep73, May 26, 2015
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    • ThatOneNewGuy816
    • November 30, 2022

30. M1Helmet Pic from YANK newspaper in April ,1944

    By 338thRCT, August 27, 2022
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    • 338thRCT
    • August 27, 2022

31. anybody know what this if off hand, or ware I should look for markings??

    By Jeremy619, May 7, 2022
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    • Jeremy619
    • May 10, 2022

32. Unknown blue steel helmet

    By ocsfollowme, May 7, 2022
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    • sundance
    • May 7, 2022

33. Photos of Americans wearing WWI French Helmets 1 2 3

    By Croix de Guerre, January 27, 2012
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    • JDR
    • February 20, 2022

34. Helmets Through the Ages

    By The Rooster, February 8, 2022
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    • ArchangelDM
    • February 8, 2022

35. Just found in a garage M1C & M17 Brodie 30th ID

    By manayunkman, November 4, 2021
    • 24 replies
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    • manayunkman
    • January 16, 2022

36. Charles Yust - Father of Modern Helmet Collecting

    By Chim Chim the Diminutive, January 16, 2022
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    • Chim Chim the Diminutive
    • January 16, 2022

37. WWII Paratrooper helmet chinstrap question

    By bldrhouse, December 1, 2021
    • 1 reply
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    • Bugme
    • December 3, 2021

38. Restoration Do or dont.

    By The Rooster, April 28, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • JasonT
    • April 28, 2019

39. Preserving leather liner chinstraps

    By anelles, October 31, 2018
    • 7 replies
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    • gap
    • November 2, 2018

40. Heat stamps

    By easterneagle87, October 29, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • Theriddler
    • October 29, 2018

41. Painted Sun Helmet

    By strawberry 9, October 25, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • ArchangelDM
    • October 26, 2018

42. Infrared pulse thermography: seeing through paint

    By ken88, October 25, 2018
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    • Bugme
    • October 25, 2018

43. Pith Helmet... What have I got?

    By Schnicklfritz, March 2, 2018
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    • Schnicklfritz
    • March 2, 2018

44. Pith helmet help

    By cerick1450, May 3, 2017
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    • MattS
    • May 5, 2017

45. Pith Helmet with Mobile decal... Civilian or Military?

    By ParanormalTrooper, March 4, 2017
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    • ParanormalTrooper
    • March 4, 2017

46. Helmet Glass Display Case 1 2 3

    By anton67, February 19, 2017
    • 54 replies
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    • anton67
    • February 23, 2017

47. NCO in Sun Helmet, CAC 1941 Hawaiian Department

    By Salvage Sailor, December 11, 2016
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    • agate hunter
    • February 15, 2017

48. German helmets in US use?

    By Chickenpuffball, January 25, 2017
    • 17 replies
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    • atb
    • January 26, 2017

49. Training Helmet or Football Helmets

    By tony75, October 25, 2016
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    • 72psb
    • October 25, 2016

50. Some nice "embellished" Sun Helmets

    By Patchcollector, October 11, 2016
    • 1 reply
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    • trenchfoot
    • October 12, 2016