knd643 Posted June 6, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 6, 2021 Got this M1917A1 helmet at the SOS some years ago(2015 or 2016 I believe). Looks to be a WW1 shell refurbed into a M1971A1. Heat stamp looks to be Z0234 or ZC234. Question is does this look to be possible camouflage or just some random splatter that got on it at some point? Don't know much about camo helmets in general so. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted June 7, 2021 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted June 7, 2021 Share #3 Posted June 7, 2021 Hard to tell ? Am I seeing color here and there under the green ? Like Tan or red ? Is something painted under it ? It could be purposely done.... NIce ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted June 9, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 3:33 PM, The Rooster said: Hard to tell ? Am I seeing color here and there under the green ? Like Tan or red ? Is something painted under it ? It could be purposely done.... NIce ! Yeah im not to sure. When I was looking at it I thought that it maybe rust. Some spots could be paint but I assumed it was rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispy Posted June 9, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 9, 2021 I'd say so as all I collect is camos. It looks to have been on there along time if you look at the rim ring where it's stopped it's oxidized or at least started too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryM3 Posted June 9, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 9, 2021 Honestly I think someone spilled something on it. Have you tried using a wet cloth on a small portion to see if it comes off? Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted June 9, 2021 8 hours ago, ispy said: I'd say so as all I collect is camos. It looks to have been on there along time if you look at the rim ring where it's stopped it's oxidized or at least started too. Yeah it looks like its been on there for a good amount of time. How long though who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted June 9, 2021 4 hours ago, LarryM3 said: Honestly I think someone spilled something on it. Have you tried using a wet cloth on a small portion to see if it comes off? Larry No I haven't. Not sure if its camo or not so I didn't want to remove it or attempt to remove it before knowing what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted June 10, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 10, 2021 It looks like it set in a barn for years and it was under a place that birds used to roost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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