elh1311 Posted August 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 16, 2020 Anyone ever seen an M1 with two heat stamps? This one has the factory heat stamp of 123A in the usual space. It also has a raised stamp on the right hand side "135 A". I'm curious to see what people think about it. I searched the forums and wasn't able to find an answer. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted August 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 16, 2020 It looks more like a painted over painted unit or laundry number , rack number etc type of a thing commonly seen painted on the insides of helmets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted August 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, sgtdorango said: It looks more like a painted over painted unit or laundry number , rack number etc type of a thing commonly seen painted on the insides of helmets Thank you for the response! That's the most plausible answer and I figure that you're correct. The only difference I can see is that the number isn't painted, it has a raised, welded type of texture. It most likely serves the same purpose. Again, I appreciate the response. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted August 16, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 16, 2020 Interesting that it is raised welding, the guy must have been in ordnance/maintenance or motor pool type job to have access to a welder👍🏻.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, sgtdorango said: Interesting that it is raised welding, the guy must have been in ordnance/maintenance or motor pool type job to have access to a welder👍🏻.....mike There's always one guy who takes his way more seriously than everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted August 16, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 16, 2020 Hahaha yeah theres always one in the crowd!......mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted August 16, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 16, 2020 I had a Schlueter that had two different lot numbers. On in the front, and one in the rear. I had posted about it here some time ago. It has since found a new home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted August 16, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 16, 2020 I had a Schlueter that had two different lot numbers. On in the front, and one in the rear. I had posted about it here some time ago. It has since found a new home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted August 16, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 16, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted August 18, 2020 That's pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 18, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 5:56 PM, shadawg said: I'm having a hard time reading it, but it looks like they are different? Is that the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWG Posted August 18, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Cap Camouflage Pattern I said: I'm having a hard time reading it, but it looks like they are different? Is that the case? Looks like they are, it’s difficult for me to see as well. Is this the case Shadawg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted August 18, 2020 Share #13 Posted August 18, 2020 5 hours ago, CWG said: Looks like they are, it’s difficult for me to see as well. Is this the case Shadawg? Indeed they were. It had 466A to the rear, and 467 A on the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted August 18, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 1:09 PM, elh1311 said: To any new collector that may be going through these threads, please don't scrape the paint off to reveal the heat stamp; it doesn't make the helmet more valuable. I see this more and more often on eBay nowadays with both M1 helmets and E-Tools. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Burning Hazard said: To any new collector that may be going through these threads, please don't scrape the paint off to reveal the heat stamp; it doesn't make the helmet more valuable. I see this more and more often on eBay nowadays with both M1 helmets and E-Tools. Pat Definitely a bone head move on my part. To be fair though, I wouldn't do that to a more original helmet. This one was in 80's CARC minus a liner or chinstraps and one I had intended to be refurbished for other purposes. But yes, completely agree and a good bit of advice to those of us who are new at this. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWG Posted August 18, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 18, 2020 5 hours ago, shadawg said: Indeed they were. It had 466A to the rear, and 467 A on the front Perhaps the guy at Schlueter decided to have some of grandmas medicine while at work 😂. You truly got a bargain two helmets in one! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted August 18, 2020 Share #17 Posted August 18, 2020 Hah, that's one way to think about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 18, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 18, 2020 9 hours ago, shadawg said: Indeed they were. It had 466A to the rear, and 467 A on the front That's extremely strange, my understanding is the lot numbers were used to trace batches of steel for defects. Stamping two different numbers on not just the same lot of steel but on the same blank would at the very least complicate tracing it back, if not make it impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted August 19, 2020 Share #19 Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Cap Camouflage Pattern I said: That's extremely strange, my understanding is the lot numbers were used to trace batches of steel for defects. Stamping two different numbers on not just the same lot of steel but on the same blank would at the very least complicate tracing it back, if not make it impossible. It is very strange. I have noted a lot of very weird variations in the stamping in Schlueter shells from some of the ones I've owned, but this one takes the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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