Squale69 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hello, I would like your feedback on this US M-1938 Tanker Helmet. Rawlings Manufacturing. What to think of this complete brown painting ? special unit at that time ? Post-war helmet reuse ? Thank you. P.A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryM3 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Nice helmet, the brown color is rather unique. In my personal collection I have M38's painted red, blue, black, gray, and maroon. I have no concrete data on why these tanker helmets were painted only word of mouth. I do know some were painted to distinguish a unit commander from his men, an identification method. I know were used to signify certain specialty personnel such as range or safety officers. I suspect some were used by armor school cadre and some were simply personal whimsy. Wish I had better information for you but this is all I got lol. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squale69 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Hello Larry ! Thank you for your feed-back ! and sorry for the delay to answer... I didn't know there was so many painting color options for the M38 helmets... interesting ! Pascal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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