aef1917 Posted October 23, 2008 Share #201 Posted October 23, 2008 This 34th Division example is partly inscribed and partly painted. The jug is dug out of the thick sand camo, and the cow skull is black paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted October 23, 2008 Share #202 Posted October 23, 2008 86th Division, very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelmetGuy Posted October 23, 2008 Share #203 Posted October 23, 2008 Here's another one, with "US" on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2008 Share #204 Posted October 27, 2008 Here's a couple of my 37th Division helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2008 Share #205 Posted October 27, 2008 HB= Homeward Bound. Possibly painted aboard ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2008 Share #206 Posted October 27, 2008 Interesting helmet. Has 37th Division battlefield names painted on rim and in lighter colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2008 Share #207 Posted October 27, 2008 from a soldier in the 134th Field Artillery, battery "E" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2008 Share #208 Posted October 27, 2008 From an old Legion or VFW post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted October 27, 2008 Share #209 Posted October 27, 2008 Front of this one just has the usual Division patch, but AEF is on the back rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted October 28, 2008 Share #210 Posted October 28, 2008 I acquired this 2nd Division 2nd Supply Trains helmet & gas mask on Saturday. I posted it on a separate thread which also detailed the origins of the 2nd Division IndianHead insignia. The green shield is clear in natural light but I couldn't quite get it to show up well in the pic. It is quite clear on the gas mask bag. The helmet strap is marked "H.G. Scoggins"; the last name is inked on the bag strap as well. Reportedly Scoggins was a 2nd Div Chaplain but I have found nothing to confirm that. It turned up in the Houston area about 2 months ago directly from the family You can read the first post at http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry217696 But then, I thought I should also add it to this thread as well for comparisons. This U.S.-made helmet is marked R.H. Long 7-18. Hope that's O.K. Semper Fi....Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted November 16, 2008 Share #211 Posted November 16, 2008 Just got this one. Kinda pricey but ID'd to a Sgt in the 146th Infantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted November 16, 2008 Share #212 Posted November 16, 2008 Inside the camo 37th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miken Posted November 22, 2008 Share #213 Posted November 22, 2008 Thought I would add my 6th MG Batt. Helmet Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted November 23, 2008 Share #214 Posted November 23, 2008 Awesome topic, and I've really enjoyed seeing the variety. Here are a few other 2d Division helmets, and a little about each. This is a 1-15 FA helmet I obtained in 2003. Finish is sorta smooth (sand?), especially compared to the next helmet. Liner is intact, stamped 6 7/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted November 23, 2008 Share #215 Posted November 23, 2008 2d Sanitary Trains, VERY rough finish on this, which I suppose is either cork or sawdust. Liner is intact, and one side is named to Hawkins; I haven't researched him yet, as I just found that marking. A side benefit of taking these pics to post! I obtained this from Advance Guard in 2005. I bought this helmet to complement a 2d Sanitary Trains 1LT's tunic I have. Thanks to martenius for the link to shrinkpictures.com - otherwise I'd have never gotten these pics on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted November 23, 2008 Share #216 Posted November 23, 2008 1-23 IN; this one is also from Advance Guard, but 2008. No liner and the painted insignia is a little rough (some of the left side is eroded/gone). Does anbody keep track of the lot numbers (?) stamped into some of these helmets? I couldn't find it on this one, but some of the others have clear markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted November 23, 2008 Share #217 Posted November 23, 2008 1-5 Marines helmet, which I bought at the Nashville show after Thanksgiving. Would love to make that show again this year, but it's not to be. It came with a similarly marked gas mask bag. Unfortunately, I don't think either is named. This represents part of what I love about 2d Division things - BROAD range of possibile items to add to the collection - with the 4th Brigade being assigned in WW1, and then the division staying active 1917 thru today (read that OIF). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw_42 Posted November 23, 2008 Share #218 Posted November 23, 2008 Finally, is this helmet with an EGA screwed into the front. I think this one is a post-WW1 put together; fortunately it wasn't very expensive! I would sure appreciate opinions/input from those more knowledgeable about EGAs regarding the vintage of the one on here. It has a round nut on the back of the EGA, which I've tried to show in the last picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted December 3, 2008 Share #219 Posted December 3, 2008 Are there any breakdowns of the helmet markings used by the 80th Division? I recently acquired an 80th Division helmet with this marking on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted December 4, 2008 Share #220 Posted December 4, 2008 This is the only WW1 USMC painted helmet I own, and I always wondered about the "extra" hole in it. The hole appears to come from the inside, and the back of the helmet has a red diagonal stripe across it, indicating it was condemned at some point. The close-up of the hole reveals that it was made prior to the 5th Marine insignia being painted on, yet there is no damage to the intact liner. I'll admit to not knowing how to date the EGA, so please comment to it's possible time period. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted December 4, 2008 Share #221 Posted December 4, 2008 Here's aclose-up of the hole: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted December 4, 2008 Share #222 Posted December 4, 2008 The red stripe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted December 4, 2008 Share #223 Posted December 4, 2008 The inside: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted December 4, 2008 Share #224 Posted December 4, 2008 And finally, a name, R D Stark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted December 4, 2008 Share #225 Posted December 4, 2008 Almost forgot, a close-up of the EGA: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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