Squale69 Posted January 31, 2022 Share #1 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 #2 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 #3 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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