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Hey guys this is my great grandfathers WW1 helmet. It is original came paint and matches his unit. Sorry for low res. There is also a pre WW1 photo of him before he was shipped out. I believe he was in the Mounted Artillery. I also have his Calvary sword and a garrison cap that has a USNA disk

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Here is an interesting camo paint job. The helmet is a British made example and the liner is gone. The rim is also gone. Looks like a Halloween pumpkin patch camo paint job!!

 

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Garandomatic

Does a magnet stick to that British example? Might be one of the first couple thousand that were rimless and made of magnetic steel...

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Does a magnet stick to that British example? Might be one of the first couple thousand that were rimless and made of magnetic steel...

I just checked and a magnet does stick to this helmet. I checked the magnet on my other WW1 helmets and none stick. So, that makes this one an early WW1 helmet?

 

Chris

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I just checked and a magnet does stick to this helmet. I checked the magnet on my other WW1 helmets and none stick. So, that makes this one an early WW1 helmet?

 

Chris

 

What does the remaining chinstrap loop look like?

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I just checked and a magnet does stick to this helmet. I checked the magnet on my other WW1 helmets and none stick. So, that makes this one an early WW1 helmet?

 

Chris

It very well could be. My example, I think, was refitted with a standard Brodie liner after its initial issue, and was brought back by an unknown local man.

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What does the remaining chinstrap loop look like?

Unfortunately, there is nothing left of the chinstrap. Only the shell, with one split rivet chinstrap attachment point. Here is a picture of the only remaining rivet.

 

 

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I believe this helmet originally had a rolled edge brim. Here is a close up of the brim. It looks like the rim was removed some time ago.

 

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Great Helmets shown in this thread!

 

Here is a recent pick up.

 

M1917 IV Corps helmet and dog tags. This helmet is named / ID'd with the soldier’s Initials “H.M.” and his dog tags including his full service number.

 

ID'd to “Haroutune Hagop Mardoian”, Born February 2nd, 1895, who migrated to the United States on May 3rd, 1913 from Aintab, Armenia on the vessel “George Washington”. “Haroutune Hagop Mardoian” then changed his name to “Harry Hagop Mardoian” and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1914 and Harvard 1916-1917 to become an Engineer.

 

He enlisted / drafted into the US Army on June 3rd, 1918 and served until June 24th 1919, being honorably discharged.

 

In a nut shell he served as a PFC in Co. B. 301st Engineers, 76th Div (4th Corps)

 

Here is a cut and paste of some of the details of his military service found;

 

MARDOIAN, H. H. (I) Pvt. 1 cl., Engrs. Pvt., Engrs., 3 June ‘18; Pvt. I cl,. 16 Sept. 301st Engrs. (formerly 76th Div.) 4th Corps, 3 June ’18 A.E.F., 14 July ’18 – 24 June ’19. St. Mihiel Offensive, 12-13 Sept.; Woevre Sector, 14-25 Sept.; Meuse-Moselle Sector, 29 Sept. " 11 Nov.; Army of Occupation, 17 Nov. '18 – 11 May ’19.

 

After returning to the United States he successfully became a Naturalized Citizen of the United States on June 23rd, 1919
and a Civil Engineer.

 

Harry H. Mardoian Lived out his life in New Haven Connecticut and Died September 12th, 1961.

 

Troy

 

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I was going to pick up one of these at an Army Navy store that was going out of business after many years. When I was trying to decide which one I wanted, I noticed the names inside. I don't think the people at the store realized they had a father and son set. These were both in the display window of the store.

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