jwilliamsfnp Posted December 2, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 2, 2019 Posting pics of a helmet I was given as a kid in the early 70s. This and a 3rd Army patch came from one of my Dad's WW 2 friends. He gave me the helmet and simply said you'll never find another one like this.... He stated he was in tanks under Patton and he hated him. I was only 7 or 8 when I got this so no story what so ever and he is long since deceased. It came off the basement shelf and the patch was cut from as shirt. I wish I had a story. Do not know ANYTHING about the paint job. For your enjoyment. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jwilliamsfnp Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted December 2, 2019 Straps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 2, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2019 Interesting. I wonder if you could remove the paint - if you wanted to. I've seen posts here of people who have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 2, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 2, 2019 You got the helmet painted that way in the 70s? When exactly ? Did he have children ? Who are the He@@ Movers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 2, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 2, 2019 Can we see more of the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted December 2, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 2, 2019 LSD inspired no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 3, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 3, 2019 Why remove the paint This is epic folk art !!! Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted December 3, 2019 Share #12 Posted December 3, 2019 Personally I think its helmet for somebody working at a moving company back in the day. Could have been a hippie start up type of thing. Hell Movers. its Got CP up front. Some small moving company used it I bet. Prob in the early 70's late 60's. . It would be cool to strip all that crud off there.. Carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacreamer Posted December 3, 2019 Share #13 Posted December 3, 2019 Interesting piece. I agree with Owen. M-1 helmets from WW2 era were, as I may imagine, quite readily available. It would be cool to get a small - as Owen put it, a collection of folk art rigs painted from this era. Secondly, I swear I can picture M-1 helmets that were in comedy movies from the 70's that were re-painted, not similarly, but ya know..with hippy shinola on them. I can't quite place it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 3, 2019 Share #14 Posted December 3, 2019 Dont clean it. Leave as is. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted December 3, 2019 Share #15 Posted December 3, 2019 Interesting. I wonder if you could remove the paint - if you wanted to. I've seen posts here of people who have done it. I have a lid that was similar here... I posted a while back. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/332327-m1-with-airborne-liner/ It had krylon cammo paint on it. Under that it was covered with a strange green and under that it was metallic purple with Black stars. And under that a green helmet with what looks like a B. and ? Dont know what and another period. I may have wiped it off going too fast? It may have beem gone when over painted? For me personally... I prefer mine with all of that stuff that was on it removed. Wish I had gone a bit slower. What I wound up with is a ww2 M1c with original chinstraps with a mid 50's 82nd airborne liner. Ultimately...........Its your helmet. Its up to you what you do with it. If you are collecting those kind of lids...I'd leave it be...Or as a curiosity to show how they were sometimes used. Its a choice you have to make what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerick1450 Posted December 3, 2019 Share #16 Posted December 3, 2019 Here is a helmet I picked up years ago. 6 Star General with a psychedelic liner....I have left it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerick1450 Posted December 3, 2019 Share #17 Posted December 3, 2019 Couple more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 3, 2019 Share #18 Posted December 3, 2019 More... It's a perfect camouflage scheme. No enemy seeing it from a distance would think a soldier would wear such a thing. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Graffiti Posted December 3, 2019 Share #19 Posted December 3, 2019 Killer helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilliamsfnp Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted December 3, 2019 The front.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilliamsfnp Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share #21 Posted December 3, 2019 The other side... Now to reply to some of the comments. The tape is on the inside because as a kid in the 70's, I put a Vietnam era helmet cover over the paint and set it on my shelf, as I got older I began to appreciate the helmet as it is. I would never dream of stripping the paint off the lid, it is what it is, I think its great. The vet had no kids, he acted like it was his helmet and as I said I have no history what so ever. I wish I did could you imagine if I would have had a pic of him on a Sherman with that thing on! More than likely a post war, testor model paint job. He gave it to me around 73. And I do not follow the moving company comment. This guy was the Register of Deeds in my town. I have had it for 40 plus years and it will sit just like it is, so ugly its cute. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilliamsfnp Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share #22 Posted December 3, 2019 One last thing that always struck me as odd about this helmet is there is a lot of honest wear to this helmet after it was painted, around the edges and also the crown. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 3, 2019 Share #23 Posted December 3, 2019 Very fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted December 3, 2019 Share #24 Posted December 3, 2019 Probably worn by a biker and got some good actual weathering/aging and use.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 3, 2019 Share #25 Posted December 3, 2019 Thanks for the extra pictures. I agree that it has a biker feel to it with the Maltese cross. Before the extra pictures I wondered if it might have been painted in the WW1 camo helmet tradition. Some WW1 helmets had crazy paint jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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