DDay29 Posted July 18, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 18, 2018 I have this WWII 29th Infantry Division painted helmet. I do not know much about WWII helmets, so I would like to get thoughts on this helmet, particularly on the 29th Division painted insignia, the net, and the liner. Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bill47 Posted July 19, 2018 Share #8 Posted July 19, 2018 I would like to see it without the net. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36thIDAlex Posted July 19, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 19, 2018 Any provenance or history as to how you got the helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted July 19, 2018 Share #10 Posted July 19, 2018 A couple of questions: How long have you owned it and any known history as stated above. I do like the net to start off with...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted July 20, 2018 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2018 You'll have to take the net off and take detailed photos outdoor in natural sunlight, otherwise it's too hard to tell with the pictures you posted. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDay29 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted July 20, 2018 Here are some additional pictures of the helmet. The 29th Division insignia is about 2" in diameter. I acquired this helmet a few years ago. It came out of Virginia. I got it from someone who got it from the relative of the veteran. The veteran's last name was Jones. The helmet came with an overseas cap and picture of three GI's posing in German uniforms. That is about all of the history I have on it. I would appreciate any thoughts/opinions on the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted July 20, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 20, 2018 Whats inked on the liner suspension...name or partial number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DDay29 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted July 20, 2018 The numbers "642" are written in the liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDay29 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted July 20, 2018 There are also these letters on the liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted July 20, 2018 Share #19 Posted July 20, 2018 My .02: In comparing it with what you find as how things were done by the various units of the 29thID at the time of the Normandy landings and the push into the interior of France (say the first 2-3 months the Division was in combat), the markings on the helmet are not consistent with known good examples... and I cite this from examples dug from foxholes as well as good pictures of troops that show helmet markings. That is not to say the helmet wasn't around in the later days of combat ops that the 29th was involved in....pics exist of some helmets with different-sizes of emblem and having them painted lower on the front of the helmet. The 29th emblem in these pics looks like it has two shades of blue which would indicate a touch-up at one point. The 'grey' side of the emblem was usually white or something near-white as they could come up with. Hard to say about it really. If the provenance is iron-clad, then who is to argue about it. I can tell you that reenactors were painting their helmets like this in the late 70s-early 80s, because I was one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted July 23, 2018 Share #20 Posted July 23, 2018 IMO best case scenario post war national guard job. Doesn’t look WWII to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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