1972firebird Posted November 29, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 29, 2022 Hey guys, picked up this m1 with a nice westy para liner at a local antique store near my house today. Liked the look and was hoping the leather chincup was real so i took it. The helmet is a swivel bail pot with regular od7 straps not para straps. The liner is a westinghouse rigger. Helmet has a lighter green overpaint. Overall helmet has nice character to it. I was wondering if someone would be able to help me in identifying if the leather chincup is real or not and what time period it is from. I do not have much experience with the para helmets so any advice is much appreciated. At the end of the day the helmet was cheap and the owner of the store was a great guy and a veteran himself. States that he gets helmets im quiet frequently so i will have to stop by again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted November 29, 2022 Share #2 Posted November 29, 2022 That looks like a nice rig. The liner is one of the Westinghouse manufactured paras based on the heavy cast alloy buckles (vice a rigger made example). The 5 hole chin cup looks real to me as well. Not uncommon to find standard M1s married with Westinghouse jump liners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kibler Posted November 29, 2022 Share #3 Posted November 29, 2022 I agree with Andy. However based on the exterior paint on the shell, I believe it to be post-war used ( which was certainly not uncommon). There is also the clear possibility that somebody married that liner to the shell, long after the war. Chincup looks correct. More often than not, you find the four or five hole canvas chin straps with the Westinghouse liners. Hard to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972firebird Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted December 1, 2022 thats awesome, thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted December 15, 2022 Share #5 Posted December 15, 2022 From the looks of it, your liner has the green A-washers which make it even more desirable. Typical Market Garden setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 15, 2022 Share #6 Posted December 15, 2022 That certainly doesn't look like a rigger made liner to me. That liner setup is definitely the real deal, WWII manufactured. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972firebird Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted December 15, 2022 yes the A washers are green. Thanks for the input guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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