GSP Posted August 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 10, 2020 I've been seeing a lot of Navy Helmets on the forum recently. So, I thought I'd contribute to the "trend" and post this lid. This was the first M1 helmet I acquired. I believe it was posted to the forum a long time ago by another user. There's a yellow (vesicant?) band painted behind the commander rank, which forms a cross meeting at the top of the helmet, and the helmet has another layer of minty (zinc?) green below the dark blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSP Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted August 10, 2020 Here's a thread with some helmets painted the same shade of blue. My helmet lacks any numbering on the back or inside of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted August 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 11, 2020 The oak leaf is US Army style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSP Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 12, 2020 3 hours ago, gap said: The oak leaf is US Army style. I see, Navy Insignia is typically smooth, right? Is it atypical for sailors at this time to have been using Army insignia, instead of Navy insignia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
644td Posted August 12, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 12, 2020 12 hours ago, gap said: The oak leaf is US Army style. The style does appear to be Army but by the looks at the rust bottom of the leaf it may be good. Can you get close ups of the leaf, how is attached? good looking helmet. marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSP Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted August 12, 2020 3 hours ago, 644td said: The style does appear to be Army but by the looks at the rust bottom of the leaf it may be good. Can you get close ups of the leaf, how is attached? good looking helmet. marty I'll see if I can get a photo later today, my rather awful quality camera doesn't really pick up that much detail, but I'll try to see if I can get a good shot of the leaf's attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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