carbinekid Posted February 8, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2020 I picked this helmet up a dozen years ago from a local dealer. I think I gave $20 for it back then. This appears to be one of the modified helmets put together by Airborne command to find a replacement for the M2 with its fragile D-bales. You can clearly see on my helmet where the original bales were. The added swivel loops came from mess kits. Between this helmet and the other two examples Ive seen that still have chinstraps, all three have the same setup. OD standard type straps that are attached with thick light colored thread stitched in a Z pattern. Despite straining my eyes to no end I cannot discern a heat lot stamp. It has every appearance of an early production helmet based on profile and stress cracks. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogface44 Posted February 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2020 Hello, Beautiful rare helmet, I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted February 9, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2020 never seen bales like that riveted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 9, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2020 Just a reminder we do not allow outside photo hosting on the forum. Your links have been removed. Please feel free to directly upload the photos to the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 9, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2020 Hey where is the picture!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted February 9, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2020 never seen bales like that riveted on. Take a look at page 11 in American Paratrooper Helmets by de Trez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted February 10, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 10, 2020 Here are the images, I've taken the liberty of cropping them to allow the largest view of the key details while still fitting inside the forum file size limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted February 10, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 10, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted February 10, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 10, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted February 10, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 10, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 10, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 10, 2020 Far Out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted February 10, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 10, 2020 Here's one shell repaired with M36 suspender loops. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 12, 2020 Share #13 Posted February 12, 2020 This is an M2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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