June 6, 20215 yr #1 Hi Guys I was in the mood to photograph some helmets! I never really wanted one of these Bright Red helmets before but after reading Neptune's Inferno by James D Hornfischer and how hard the US Navy fought against the Japanese, How hard they fought to save their ships and how they sacrificed so much for the Marines to have a better chance of holding Guadalcanal ... I picked this one up at the beginning of the year. It was in a store display for many years before it was listed for sale. What I liked about this one (though it most probably saw some long service after the war, poss repaint, etc) it has retained its original OD3 straps which I don't see very often. It is a McCord Lot # 813B. At the time I paired it w a Seaman Paper Company liner that I had and it has stayed ever since. It has a huge ding on the back but IMO opinion a nice example. Thanks for looking and hope everyone is having a nice day of remembrance on this day. Z
June 6, 20215 yr #3 Another Beautifully photographed piece of history compliments on this one Brother
June 7, 20215 yr #5 a good lookin set there. repair 5 on my ship definitely always got the workout whenever there was a casualty, it was our main locker, midships
June 7, 20215 yr Author #6 5 hours ago, shadawg said: a good lookin set there. repair 5 on my ship definitely always got the workout whenever there was a casualty, it was our main locker, midships Good info as always Dave. I guess it safe to assume this was on a bigger ship then? To facilitate 5 (at least) repair stations Z
June 7, 20215 yr #7 4 hours ago, Paddyd00 said: Good info as always Dave. I guess it safe to assume this was on a bigger ship then? To facilitate 5 (at least) repair stations Z i would say a bigger ship not based on the number, but on the fact it is labelled aft, implying they had a fwd rep 5 as well. the numbering system is weird, but on my small frigate, 453' by 47 ' at the beam, our repair lockers were numbered 2, 5, and 3
June 11, 20215 yr #9 looks like somethin hit em while checking out damage in the back there, great looking helmet
June 15, 20215 yr #10 Looks like this bad boy held out into the 70s or 80's, RP 5 Aft is odd, stenciling is odd, not sure the liner chin strap would have survived that long and my biggest thing on this helmet is that a Repair Party Helmet would always have the straps loose, always.
June 15, 20215 yr #11 Looks like the red M1s we used on my ship in late 80s. Just the shell....our liners were filhty messes...nothing like this nice liner.
June 15, 20215 yr Author #12 Could have indeed. Surprised straps held up that long though. Impressive. Z
June 15, 20215 yr Author #13 14 hours ago, topdcnut said: Looks like this bad boy held out into the 70s or 80's, RP 5 Aft is odd, stenciling is odd, not sure the liner chin strap would have survived that long and my biggest thing on this helmet is that a Repair Party Helmet would always have the straps loose, always. Agree. But they are real and look like legit wear. Why I bought it. Don’t see that often. I agree def post war use Z
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