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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2777055" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Below are a few photos of some of the latest additions. I still have one more Vietnam era helmet that is not pictured that I am close to finishing...just waiting on a solid OD camo cover to arrive in the mail.</p><p></p><p></p><p>#1. Late WWII rear seam swivel bale McCord: I recently picked up this helmet from WWIIDigger and mated it with a late war Firestone liner that I had on hand. The shell had been painted by a child for some backyard war games and was sporting some large "USA" and "MP" graffiti in black, red, and white paint. The exterior and interior of the shell was also fairly rusty and the green paint had turned nearly black due to all of the oxidation. After removing the graffiti with Goof-Off, removing most of the rust and oxidation with Whink rust remover, and giving it a very light coating of WD-40 the paint looks great again. I don't typically recommend oiling helmets as it will soften the paint and cork texture over time, but in this case it needed to be done once to revive the paint. I just made sure to buff it off very well afterwards. </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1646%20E_zpsn1dawtwa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1646_20E_zpsn1dawtwa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1651%20E_zpsduje99fh.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1651_20E_zpsduje99fh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#2. Late-Vietnam M1-C Airborne helmet: I put this helmet together piece by piece with NOS parts. The para liner and sweatband were purchased from a surplus shop in Tulsa and a member of usmilitariaforum.com hooked me up with a near mint M1-C shell. I already had the unissued camo cover, nape strap, and chin cup on hand, and the NOS camo band (no cat eyes) was found at Brigadoon's. Also pictured is a mint Vietnam era copy of a parachutist's helmet liner manual.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1664%20E_zpsqvjldqcc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1664_20E_zpsqvjldqcc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1675%20E_zpsxsmbotfq.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1675_20E_zpsxsmbotfq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>#3. Early-WWII Westinghouse high pressure liner: This liner was actually in the late-WWII rear seam helmet above when purchased. Since it had been paired with the helmet and was not original to the shell, I pulled it so that I could display the liner with the rank and name stencils visible. I added the chinstrap, but it is not an original USGI piece. It's a repro of a rare "flat-flip" buckle variant that is sold by J Murray that I did some work on to artificially age it. It is just a temporary stand in until I can find and original chinstrap along with a replacement nape strap and hopefully an early double-wire sweatband.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1655%20E_zpsq08jwhfk.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1655_20E_zpsq08jwhfk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2777055, member: 13284"] Below are a few photos of some of the latest additions. I still have one more Vietnam era helmet that is not pictured that I am close to finishing...just waiting on a solid OD camo cover to arrive in the mail. #1. Late WWII rear seam swivel bale McCord: I recently picked up this helmet from WWIIDigger and mated it with a late war Firestone liner that I had on hand. The shell had been painted by a child for some backyard war games and was sporting some large "USA" and "MP" graffiti in black, red, and white paint. The exterior and interior of the shell was also fairly rusty and the green paint had turned nearly black due to all of the oxidation. After removing the graffiti with Goof-Off, removing most of the rust and oxidation with Whink rust remover, and giving it a very light coating of WD-40 the paint looks great again. I don't typically recommend oiling helmets as it will soften the paint and cork texture over time, but in this case it needed to be done once to revive the paint. I just made sure to buff it off very well afterwards. [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1646%20E_zpsn1dawtwa.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1646_20E_zpsn1dawtwa.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1651%20E_zpsduje99fh.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1651_20E_zpsduje99fh.jpg[/IMG][/URL] #2. Late-Vietnam M1-C Airborne helmet: I put this helmet together piece by piece with NOS parts. The para liner and sweatband were purchased from a surplus shop in Tulsa and a member of usmilitariaforum.com hooked me up with a near mint M1-C shell. I already had the unissued camo cover, nape strap, and chin cup on hand, and the NOS camo band (no cat eyes) was found at Brigadoon's. Also pictured is a mint Vietnam era copy of a parachutist's helmet liner manual. [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1664%20E_zpsqvjldqcc.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1664_20E_zpsqvjldqcc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1675%20E_zpsxsmbotfq.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1675_20E_zpsxsmbotfq.jpg[/IMG][/URL] #3. Early-WWII Westinghouse high pressure liner: This liner was actually in the late-WWII rear seam helmet above when purchased. Since it had been paired with the helmet and was not original to the shell, I pulled it so that I could display the liner with the rank and name stencils visible. I added the chinstrap, but it is not an original USGI piece. It's a repro of a rare "flat-flip" buckle variant that is sold by J Murray that I did some work on to artificially age it. It is just a temporary stand in until I can find and original chinstrap along with a replacement nape strap and hopefully an early double-wire sweatband. [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1655%20E_zpsq08jwhfk.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1655_20E_zpsq08jwhfk.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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