Gildwiller1918 Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZC 207" only missing the chinstrap. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 Helmet, heat stamp "ZC 74", it has been refurbished. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 75", liner intact, chinstrap missing. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 194" liner intact, chinstrap broken. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917, helmet, heat stamp "ZD 15", liner present, no chinstrap. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZB 47", only the wool pad is left. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 199", it has been refurbished. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZB 51", only the wool pad is left. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 24", liner present, chinstrap broken. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZB 65", only the wool pad remains. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 52", inside is pretty much gone. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 Almost done Leon, about 20 more helmets to go through, lol. 3 1 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 234", intact liner and chinstrap 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 180", liner intact, chinstrap broken off. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp " ZH 25", only the wool pad is left. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 53", Intact interior. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZH 35", liner present, chinstrap broken. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZC 193" intact liner, chinstrap broken. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZD 233", chinstrap present liner intact, however wool pad has been moth eaten. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZC 193", liner missing. 4 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 US M1917 helmet, heat stamp "ZH 60" liner and chinstrap missing, only the wool pad and a portion of the strap is left. 4 Quote
2 Black Bands Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Just as a matter of interest, are you doing the wire-wooling/sand-papering of the numbers or did they all come to you like that? Some UK Dealers use stripper or heat guns to expose the numbers which can make quite a mess. 5 Quote
Gildwiller1918 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Most of the helmets were simply sanded with sandpaper, but that is how I got most of them over the years. I collect them by the heat lot number, which until recently was not a big deal with collectors. Sometimes even when sanded they can be difficult to read, as some stamps were not crisp and clear to begin with. I even have one helmet with no stampings whatsoever, however the liner in marked and stamped properly. 4 Quote
leon21 Posted September 1, 2020 Author Posted September 1, 2020 Here's a WW2 Civil Defence helmet I've not seen before called the Victory Helmet made by Eagleson & Co. Photo's from other sources. 3 Quote
leon21 Posted September 1, 2020 Author Posted September 1, 2020 Here's another Victory Helmet this one is made by the Bailey Hat Co of L.A. Photo's from other sources. 3 Quote
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