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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2500346" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Scored another nice helmet in a trade. It's not an M1, but its precursor...the M1917A1.</p><p></p><p>The shell is also manufactured by McCord Radiator which produced the M1917A1 helmet from 1936 until it transitioned to the M1 in 1941. The heat lot stamp of 11B makes it a mid-production piece. The M1917A1 shell was nearly identical to the WWI type M1917 shell with the exception of the cork finish, upgraded liner, and chinstraps. The A1 versions were newly manufactured by McCord and were also produced by converting both U.S. and British made M1917 shells to the A1 specs.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead018E_zpsd48f84f3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead018E_zpsd48f84f3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead019E_zps51085deb.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead019E_zps51085deb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead021E_zps0034703c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead021E_zps0034703c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead022E_zps6aaf9e08.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead022E_zps6aaf9e08.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead025E_zps19baf454.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead025E_zps19baf454.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the helmet displayed with some early WWII field gear. Notice the war bonds poster in the background...the soldier is wearing the same field gear and what should be an M1917A1 helmet. The liner of the helmet looks to be an A1 style, but the chinstrap style is mistakenly copied from a M1917 helmet.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/M1917A1017E_zps2b58d3d9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_M1917A1017E_zps2b58d3d9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/LetsAllFight_zps069d6feb.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_LetsAllFight_zps069d6feb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is another poster of the M1917A1 in use at the Battle of Wake Island which was one of the first conflicts of WWII. The M1917A1 is sometimes called a Wake Island or Bataan helmet (more commonly a Kelly helmet) because of it's use at Wake Island and other early battles.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/WakeIslandposter1_zps87d511ea.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_WakeIslandposter1_zps87d511ea.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2500346, member: 13284"] Scored another nice helmet in a trade. It's not an M1, but its precursor...the M1917A1. The shell is also manufactured by McCord Radiator which produced the M1917A1 helmet from 1936 until it transitioned to the M1 in 1941. The heat lot stamp of 11B makes it a mid-production piece. The M1917A1 shell was nearly identical to the WWI type M1917 shell with the exception of the cork finish, upgraded liner, and chinstraps. The A1 versions were newly manufactured by McCord and were also produced by converting both U.S. and British made M1917 shells to the A1 specs. [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead018E_zpsd48f84f3.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead018E_zpsd48f84f3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead019E_zps51085deb.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead019E_zps51085deb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead021E_zps0034703c.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead021E_zps0034703c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead022E_zps6aaf9e08.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead022E_zps6aaf9e08.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Glasshead025E_zps19baf454.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Glasshead025E_zps19baf454.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here is the helmet displayed with some early WWII field gear. Notice the war bonds poster in the background...the soldier is wearing the same field gear and what should be an M1917A1 helmet. The liner of the helmet looks to be an A1 style, but the chinstrap style is mistakenly copied from a M1917 helmet. [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/M1917A1017E_zps2b58d3d9.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_M1917A1017E_zps2b58d3d9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/LetsAllFight_zps069d6feb.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_LetsAllFight_zps069d6feb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here is another poster of the M1917A1 in use at the Battle of Wake Island which was one of the first conflicts of WWII. The M1917A1 is sometimes called a Wake Island or Bataan helmet (more commonly a Kelly helmet) because of it's use at Wake Island and other early battles. [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/WakeIslandposter1_zps87d511ea.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_WakeIslandposter1_zps87d511ea.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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