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Mark K
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Very pleased to be able to add this front seam fixed Bail as produced by the Schlueter Manufacturing Co. to my collection I found these tough to source and I have been after an example for some time, they were located in St. Louis Missouri production began in January of 1943 they only manufactured fixed bail M-1's for a short period of time ending in November of 1943 when they switched to swivel bails..

Schlueter only produced 2 million helmet bodies from ( January of 1943 till the wars end in September of 1945 ) this may seam like a large number but when compared to McCords war time manufacturing numbers of twenty Million ( June of 1941 to September of 1945 ) it only accounts for approximately 10% of war time production..

This particular example still has most of its cork finish and original wartime paint I must say I am on the fence though when it comes to the heat stamp I can not decide if it is a 75 A and or a 175 A If I use the Schlueter Helmet Date & Configuration Chart it shows that the 75 A chinstrap hardware should be raised as opposed to flat with that said though according to the same chart if it is 175 A it would fall in to the time period well after the adoption of the swivel bail...

It is sporting a liner as produced by Mine Safety Appliance ( MSA ) the green painted steel A-washers if I am not mistaken can help determine when the liner was manufactured as they were only used between mid 1943 to mid 1944...

 

Regards Mark

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Very nice example! Love it. Lot is 175A, the one with _ underneath can clearly be seen in front of the seven. 
Here is a little trick to schlueter shell stamps. The S under the number, is always (well, don’t spend all your money on that statement) centered compared to the number of numbers/letters. So 175A will have the S between 7 and 5, while say 56A will have the S under the 6.

Only exception is test ranges, like 210-222 range, that have an additional suffix number, like 213A8, the S will only be centered on the first four numbers/letters. 
Good way to judge if there is an additional number, look where the S is centered.

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4 hours ago, twthmoses said:

Very nice example! Love it. Lot is 175A, the one with _ underneath can clearly be seen in front of the seven. 
Here is a little trick to schlueter shell stamps. The S under the number, is always (well, don’t spend all your money on that statement) centered compared to the number of numbers/letters. So 175A will have the S between 7 and 5, while say 56A will have the S under the 6.

Only exception is test ranges, like 210-222 range, that have an additional suffix number, like 213A8, the S will only be centered on the first four numbers/letters. 
Good way to judge if there is an additional number, look where the S is centered.

Thanx very much for the tip for the placement of the S makes perfect sense your help is appreciated.

 

Regards Mark

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