B24AT6 Posted February 15, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 15, 2015 I just picked this up at the Maitland militaria show over the weekend, and I'm really surprised I got so lucky. On the way to the show I had remarked that my helmet collection was lacking a Chaplain, well lo and behold the first thing I find is this Chaplain's M1C! The helmet is a WWII front seam M1C that was taken to bare metal and repainted a glossy olive and had the Chaplain's insignia welded to the shell. There was also an officers bar made of tape on the rear that has long since disappeared. The inside also has "Chaplain" scratched into the paint/steel. The liner is a WWII Westinghouse with a name " James T. _____Way" that I cannot fully make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1canpara Posted February 15, 2015 Share #9 Posted February 15, 2015 Holy cow Jim! That's a beauty! What an amazing stroke of luck....or should I say 'divine intervention'! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted February 15, 2015 Share #10 Posted February 15, 2015 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted February 15, 2015 Share #11 Posted February 15, 2015 That is very nice! -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted February 15, 2015 Share #12 Posted February 15, 2015 Great Para Chappy!...heres a nice 1950s era photo of some of those special guys in action!....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronny67 Posted February 15, 2015 Share #13 Posted February 15, 2015 so cool. Great find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B24AT6 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks guys, I couldn't believe my luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted February 16, 2015 Share #15 Posted February 16, 2015 Chaplains helmets are harder to find than A/B lids so, when you can snag one, you gotta grab it.Nice find!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theorywolf Posted February 16, 2015 Share #16 Posted February 16, 2015 Really a great helmet! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC-RECON0321 Posted February 16, 2015 Share #17 Posted February 16, 2015 Excellent find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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