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Interesting read on helmet lot numbers


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Thanks for the read. I see to many collectors attempt to uncover the lot number. Quite infuriating from a preservation standpoint. So many good helmets being tampered with. 

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GeneralCheese

Neat article, sort of confirms my feelings about "early", "mid", or "late" war designations being the only real way to date helmets.  What is very useful are the few hard dates they got from records about 55A and below and the others, but that still can't tell you how long it sat at the back of a warehouse before being issued.

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On 2/20/2021 at 3:12 PM, GeneralCheese said:

but that still can't tell you how long it sat at the back of a warehouse before being issued.

 Good point, I often wonder if those low lot number swivel bales are just that vs being reworked fixed bales. 

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1 hour ago, Justin said:

 Good point, I often wonder if those low lot number swivel bales are just that vs being reworked fixed bales. 

Some are definitely reworked since you can see the old spot welds, but I would agree it is likely most were just at the back of the warehouse.

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