Pbaczuk Posted January 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2020 I picked this up this week, another Oregon item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted January 17, 2020 A plain tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted January 17, 2020 Code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted January 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 17, 2020 Nice one. You don't see them with the plain tree too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted January 18, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2020 Great looking helmet! Nice to have the complete liner. Were you able to find a name, number or initials anywhere on it? Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted January 18, 2020 Yes. Initials are penned on the chinstrap. Looks like KOR or KOH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted January 18, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2020 Yes. Initials are penned on the chinstrap. Looks like KOR or KOH. That is a really nice Helmet. And Im not toally sure, But I think the Z heat stamp means it used to be a british Brodie ? But someone who knows for sure will have to afirm that or strike it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted January 18, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2020 That is a really nice Helmet. And Im not toally sure, But I think the Z heat stamp means it used to be a british Brodie ? But someone who knows for sure will have to afirm that or strike it down. Nope Im wrong.. Its a us Mark... Here is a chart and some other info from a different forum. Posted June 4, 2014 The American M1917 helmet shells were pressed and stamped into bowl shapes by 7 company's they were. E.G.Budd. Manufacturing Co - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania. Sparks Withington Co - Jackson - Michigan. Crosby Co - Buffalo - New York. Bossett Corporation - Utica - New York. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co - Terre Haute - Indiana. Worchester Pressed Steel Co - Worchester - Massachusetts. Benjamin Electric Co - Des Plaines - Illinois. The steel for the M1917 helmets was rolled by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co and were stamped with a Heat No and Shipment No. The helmet liners were made by 10 Shoe Manufacturing Company's, the shells and liners would be delivered to the plant of Ford Motor Co of Philadelphia were they were painted and assembled. Other Steel Producers were. Universal Rolling Mills. Taylor Wharton Company. Known Heat Stamp Marks of M1917 shells. UC. YJ. XH. ZA. ZB. ZC. ZD. ZE. ZF. ZG. ZH. ZJ. ZN. ( ZC-Marks are thought to belong to Edward. G. Budd Manufacturing Co. ) ( ZJ- Marks are thought to belong to Columbian Enamelling & Stamping Co. ) Known M1917 Helmet Liner Manufacturers Stamp Marks. Leatherwear Co of America - Brooklyn - New York. A.J.Bates - Webster - Massachusetts. L.C.C.&.Co - 1917. R.H.Long.&.Co - 1917. A.E.Little Co - Boston. F.M.H.S. Co. Progressive Knitting Works - Brooklyn - New York. M1917A1 Helmets. Commonly referred to as the "Kelly" between 1932 and 1936 the M1917 and the British MK1 helmets in America were refurbished and modified with a new leather liner and web chinstrap. After 1936 a new helmet was produced by McCord Radiator Co, the helmets were stamped with 1 or 2 digit numbers and 1 letter on the rim, all the helmets have the same paint and texture when in factory condition unlike the modified helmets which have a wide range of different paint colours and textures, most of these new helmets were made in early 1941. In all around 900,ooo of these helmets were made by McCord's. This list is on going if you know of any more please let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted January 18, 2020 That is an excellent contribution to the thread rooster77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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