RARE! U.S. Experimental M-1 Paratrooper Helmet T-24?

[Sabrejet]

So..whaddya make of this offering gentlemen?!

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-U-S-Experimenta...DefaultDomain_0

 

 

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[kjones5452]

Ya'll might have seen something like this before but I haven't.

I'm not sayin ones not out there I'm just sayin I've never seen

or heard of one.

[Sabrejet]

Just under 4 hours to go...373 hits and stuck at $1500..no bids or BINs (yet!) The suspense is killing me! Watch this space!

 

 

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[B229]

Just under 4 hours to go...373 hits and stuck at $1500..no bids or BINs (yet!) The suspense is killing me! Watch this space!

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This may very well be a legit experimental US helmet, but I doubt it's from WWII. Natick did all sorts of mods to the M1 helmets all the way through the adoption of the PASGT helmet.

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Whatever it is, this helmet is to high priced!

[Sabrejet]

Whatever it is, this helmet is to high priced!

 

 

I agree Wild Bill. The apparent lack of bids seems to suggest that others feel the same. That said, I've seen expensive helmets get snapped up with seconds to go so we'll just have to wait and see!

 

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[Sabrejet]

Well...the auction just ended but, not surprisingly, the helmet didn't sell! Personally, I think the vendor set his asking price too high at $1500. A lower price would probably have encouraged some competitive bids. It'll be interesting to see if he re-lists at a lower price.

 

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[Bugme]

Pictures????? when the auction ends, the pic's will be gone.

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[Sabrejet]

Thanks Nick! Still haven't figured out how to do that myself! So you didn't bid on it then?!

 

Ian

[NickD]

yeah right wish i had that sort of money to throw around or should that be throw away :laughing1:

[Wild Bill Kelso]

The design looks like a bit to the early german/austrian Bundeswehr helmets. I know from a recruit that there liners often got out of place...

[Sabrejet]

Caveat emptor!

 

Sabrejet :pinch:

[Wild Bill Kelso]

I think he´s a mixture between an early Bundeswehr hemet with an U.S. vientam era liner. You can name it an "experimental US helmet"

The liner is self rivetting work because helmet and liner dont´t fit.

[ken]

The rivets that stick out towards the head look like they could cause some injuries. Any idea what they were for?

[Sabrejet]

The rivets that stick out towards the head look like they could cause some injuries. Any idea what they were for?

 

 

I've no idea what they're for, but I entirely agree with you re the potential for injury. Their presence just seems to make the alleged validity of this helmet much less plausible, in my humble opinion.

 

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