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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2677258" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>I added another M1 to the collection as a pick-up from yesterday's RK show. The shell is a WWII front seam, swivel bale McCord that was updated with T-1 chinstraps for use during Vietnam. The shell has been used as a protest or "hippy helmet" and has a great looking hand painted camo pattern with a peace symbol in white at the front of the helmet. I honestly did not recognize what the peace symbol was until after purchasing the helmet...I just really liked the camo job done with period paint even though it was definitely not done in military service. The J hook was missing so I aged a NOS hook that I had on hand to match the other hardware and installed it on the short chin strap which was an easy fix. I also added a early Vietnam era Westinghouse liner to complete the helmet.</p><p></p><p>Here are a couple pics...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won049/December2014026E2_zpsec5f97c1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won049_December2014026E2_zpsec5f97c1.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/mach-won049/December2014030E2_zps234d3f98.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won049_December2014030E2_zps234d3f98.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also scored a couple PASGT helmets and a couple interesting helmet covers awhile back that I forgot to post about. The PASGT helmets are run of the mill Desert Shield / Desert Storm and OIF/ OEF era helmets so I will only bother with the covers...</p><p></p><p>First one is a rare 1959 contract Mitchell cover with 506th 101st Airborne markings. The second is a 1962 contract Mitchell cover with red diamond tac markings. Similar red diamond markings have shown up on helmets and covers before, but I don't believe that their meaning has ever been identified with 100% certainty. Both covers came from a grouping of items off of Craigslist that came out of an 101st veterans estate. The 506th cover is now installed on my Vietnam era M1-C Airborne helmet. The other cover is now installed on the rusty helmet with the cut chinstraps that I restored.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won012/101sthelmet3_zps5b80e86a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won012_101sthelmet3_zps5b80e86a.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/mach-won012/101sthelmet4_zps548bb537.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won012_101sthelmet4_zps548bb537.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/mach-won012/101stgrouping042E_zps9a908c2a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won012_101stgrouping042E_zps9a908c2a.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/mach-won050/Mitchellcovers016E_zps77306b4d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won050_Mitchellcovers016E_zps77306b4d.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/mach-won050/Mitchellcovers010E_zpsb9d7c2a6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won050_Mitchellcovers010E_zpsb9d7c2a6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2677258, member: 13284"] I added another M1 to the collection as a pick-up from yesterday's RK show. The shell is a WWII front seam, swivel bale McCord that was updated with T-1 chinstraps for use during Vietnam. The shell has been used as a protest or "hippy helmet" and has a great looking hand painted camo pattern with a peace symbol in white at the front of the helmet. I honestly did not recognize what the peace symbol was until after purchasing the helmet...I just really liked the camo job done with period paint even though it was definitely not done in military service. The J hook was missing so I aged a NOS hook that I had on hand to match the other hardware and installed it on the short chin strap which was an easy fix. I also added a early Vietnam era Westinghouse liner to complete the helmet. Here are a couple pics... [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won049/December2014026E2_zpsec5f97c1.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won049_December2014026E2_zpsec5f97c1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won049/December2014030E2_zps234d3f98.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won049_December2014030E2_zps234d3f98.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I also scored a couple PASGT helmets and a couple interesting helmet covers awhile back that I forgot to post about. The PASGT helmets are run of the mill Desert Shield / Desert Storm and OIF/ OEF era helmets so I will only bother with the covers... First one is a rare 1959 contract Mitchell cover with 506th 101st Airborne markings. The second is a 1962 contract Mitchell cover with red diamond tac markings. Similar red diamond markings have shown up on helmets and covers before, but I don't believe that their meaning has ever been identified with 100% certainty. Both covers came from a grouping of items off of Craigslist that came out of an 101st veterans estate. The 506th cover is now installed on my Vietnam era M1-C Airborne helmet. The other cover is now installed on the rusty helmet with the cut chinstraps that I restored. [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won012/101sthelmet3_zps5b80e86a.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won012_101sthelmet3_zps5b80e86a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won012/101sthelmet4_zps548bb537.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won012_101sthelmet4_zps548bb537.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won012/101stgrouping042E_zps9a908c2a.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won012_101stgrouping042E_zps9a908c2a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won050/Mitchellcovers016E_zps77306b4d.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won050_Mitchellcovers016E_zps77306b4d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/mach-won050/Mitchellcovers010E_zpsb9d7c2a6.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_mach_won050_Mitchellcovers010E_zpsb9d7c2a6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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