Mr. Scratch Posted August 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2021 Picked up a helmet shell yesterday, M1 front seam, swivel bail. Exterior is in good shape, but the interior has some corrosion. It appears it sat upside-down in a shed or something, as a general tool/bolt catch-all receptacle for several decades. It had a third-hand story attached, but who knows. Buy the item, and all that. The tongues of this Marine camo cover were stuck to the inside rim. I would have liked to have left it, but the interior was so nasty I had to clean it out. Can y'all give me a time period on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 23, 2021 Share #2 Posted August 23, 2021 I’m guessing 1953 blue anchor but I want to see the beach side can you post shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted August 23, 2021 Here's the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 23, 2021 Share #4 Posted August 23, 2021 WW2 period USMC cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 23, 2021 Share #5 Posted August 23, 2021 Let’s see the helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted August 23, 2021 24 minutes ago, ArchangelDM said: WW2 period USMC cover That would be consistent with what I was told, that this was battlefield recovered some years after the war. Here are some helmet pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 23, 2021 Share #7 Posted August 23, 2021 Very cool thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted August 23, 2021 Mind if I ask; what indicates this cover is WWII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted August 23, 2021 Share #9 Posted August 23, 2021 Why did you "have" to clean it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted August 23, 2021 It was full of decades of filth. Picture the rusty coffee-can full of oily, grimy nuts and bolts in your grandfather's tool-shed, with a generous helping of dust and spider webs. The inside of that can after you'd dumped out the bolts. Yeah. It wasn't a choice I'd typically take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 24, 2021 Share #11 Posted August 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Mr. Scratch said: Mind if I ask; what indicates this cover is WWII? Stitching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted August 26, 2021 Share #12 Posted August 26, 2021 In first pic, looks to me like USMC forest green paint under rust, but could be lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 27, 2021 Share #13 Posted August 27, 2021 5 hours ago, gap said: In first pic, looks to me like USMC forest green paint under rust, but could be lighting. I would agree with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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