Hey der my friend General Apathy!! I am really glad to hear from you and I hope all is well with you. Last I heard you were calling France home and may this message find you happy and healthy.   Regards,   Bob Law

Do you think it would be a great gun for Home Protection, would it do the Job?

Thanks Guy for the kind wordt about our book .... and I have to say your helmet is Fantastic , congrats   Regards, Paul  

Sorry, man - I’m really not trying to be a jerk, but (unless whomever did the target conversion was a master) these are not great shooters - unless you mean they make noise when you pull the trigger.   It bears remembering that these were the last-ditch close-range option.  I don’t remember the stated “maximum effective range” exactly, but it was around 50m - and I think that’s optimistic.   Beyond accuracy, there are the realities of metallurgy, then versus now.  I don’t recommend that people shoot these wartime 1911(A1)s a bunch - esp. with full loads.  A box of light loads every now and then, cool - with the recommendation that you add a “Shok-Buff” between the recoil spring and plunger, and upgrade the recoil spring from a 10#.     And yes, guys will tout, “I shoot mine all the time with no problems”.  Yep, maybe so - but remember, you don’t have a problem until you do.  

In one word ..... FANTASTIC    Congrats Guy with these very nice and rare US Tanker Helmets   Regards, Paul

Often attributed to NORSID. Could be WWII into KW period

Thanks for the input. It sold pretty quickly for $100. 

Thanks for the input. It sold pretty quickly for $100. 

Went by the same store today because they were having a dollar clothing sale and found they still had one bdu left so I got it.

This is an old post but I figured I'd drop a comment in case you never got an answer anywhere. When radium paints are applied to military instruments such as compasses and aircraft gauges, the glow only has a lifespan of a few years. Some compasses, like yours, had the phosphor burn out, and the bezel was replaced with a new one with fresh radium paint. I cannot say anything for the value unfortunately. All I know is it is uncommon to see compasses with reapplied bezel stamps pop up for sale. Very cool find!