This front seam fixed bale M-1 helmet has two medic crosses painted over white circles. It’s interesting to note that the front red cross has a Lt. bar painted within it. This 2 panel Medic helmet was used by a medical officer, perhaps a
Paul Shayock’s M-1 helmet is a classic example of a personalized WW2 helmet. He obviously was in the U.S. Navy and traveled extensively. The M-1 shell is an early front seam with fixed bail marked 56D, the steel heat lot.
This German M-16 Stahlhelm was “souvenired” by Sgt. Jerome J. Drucker. This is a prime example of how times have changed. Around 1918-1919 Sgt. Drucker painted an address label to his sister on the dome of the helmet.
Fighting a war together forges the strongest bond among men. These twenty men of the 3 ? 3 th (unknown unit). There are three Sgts. and one Cpl. Among the twenty likely survivors of a larger unit that felt the need to autograph this helmet.
If you’re in a hurry, have no artistic talent and need to camouflage your helmet what do you do? This guy had the right answer. Dip it into a bucket of paint and roll it around on the ground. Never mind that you covered only half
This early Helmet shell has a heat lot number 58B, with a front seam and fixed bales. The most significant features are the snap tabs on the chin strap intended to secure the shell to the parachute helmet liner.