Brilliant video, many thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
@militaryguy14 күн бұрын
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! It’s been a few years since doing that so I have learnt a lot more since that video, will have to make a more up to date video
@peteraldridge5210Ай бұрын
Great info thanks mate
@militaryguy1Ай бұрын
No worries mate thank you for watching!
@peteraldridge5210Ай бұрын
@@militaryguy1 could u do a video on german ww2 helmets,
@cheekymonkey4443 ай бұрын
Definitely Military Police steel pot. After hand washing your cover, before it dries, stretch it back onto the steel pot. Work out all the wrinkles. When it dries, it will fit like a second skin!
@acerimmer10233 ай бұрын
Very interesting....thank you.... I picked up one of these in the 90's at an army surplus shop....they were plentiful then. I thought mine was 80's era but it has the chin strap the same as yours so it must be Vietnam era, right! Great video 👍
@militaryguy13 ай бұрын
Thank you really appreciate it and I’m glad it helped!
@spiritoflove15584 ай бұрын
Very good of you to take the time to make such a detailed and informative video. Keep up the good work. 👍👍👍
@militaryguy14 ай бұрын
Very glad you enjoyed it, this is a video I had done a good few years ago now so glad people like yourself are still watching it and using the information
@dw70945 ай бұрын
You can't tell anything decisive with the headband. Those things got dirty with sweat and you couldn't clean the leather. We just took the old one to the supply room and DX'd it for a new one.
@dw70945 ай бұрын
The only helmet liners I've seen with the white stripe were the ones the MP's wore.
@dw70945 ай бұрын
That 2nd helmet has the "rip stop" fabric camouflage cover.
@Danny344S6 ай бұрын
I have a Ingersoll helmet without a liner and cover or any straps it also has a broken swivel bale it has a yellowish lieutenant rank insignia painted on the front
@mrennick6 ай бұрын
I picked up a Kershaw bino-prism binoculars from an estate sale last summer. Gentleman was a B-17 navigator with the 15th Air Force. They are dated 1942 as best that I can tell. My neck strap is exactly the same.
@masudashizue7776 ай бұрын
My father was in the Vietnam War and he knew of my interest in uniforms and headwear so he brought me a complete M1 helmet with cover, camouflaged boonie hat, and a brand new set of tiger stripe uniforms.
@masudashizue7776 ай бұрын
I had only the Korean War vintage camo cover for the longest time and only in 2024 I managed to pick up one from WWII.
@marklammas24656 ай бұрын
I use these 6 x 30 binoculars as my go-to for spotting dolphins in the sea near where I live. The wide field and low angular displacement makes that simples. If you need to home in on a dolphin once spotted, keep a pair of 10 x 50s handy and use those.
@davidbeake86606 ай бұрын
Hi Great video. Just like mine. Could you explain how the graticules work? Also have you ever had sight of an instruction manual? Many thanks. Best wishes David
@militaryguy16 ай бұрын
Hi David, the graticules are when you look down the lenses, they are to measure the distance away, that’s typically why officers or tank commanders had them, to be able to spot and target enemies at long distances. I have no idea about a manual but you could probably find something online!
@user-nh7lz3jt4g6 ай бұрын
At last ive found someone who owns these! Mine are exactly the same and were issued to my dad. He was a desert rat in WW11. There are many inscriptions hard to read but one looks like G.A.L.IRWIN or D.A. L. any ideas? The leather case ive sadly misplaced but looks the same as yours. Ty 😊
@militaryguy16 ай бұрын
Hi, really awesome to know your dad was a desert rat! Thank you for his service! If you want to send me photos on my Instagram I can have a good look into it for you? Or email what ever is easier? Always happy to help!
@jimmymarsh24897 ай бұрын
I really like the boonie hat. I always wanted one like it since I was a little kid. I'm 40 now. I remember my uncle wearing his around outside when I was a kid. I thought that was the coolest hat. I now wonder if he still has it. Thanks for the videos. You have some nice helmets. I just got my 8th helmet. 7 M1 helmets and one from 1985 right after they switched to the psagat helmet. It seems just as heavy as the M1
@militaryguy17 ай бұрын
Yeahh I like to wear the boonie hat, really like the ERDL camo on it and I just think it’s cool that isn’t dated 1969, and thank you about the helmets, check out my Instagram for all my stuff as helmets are the only thing I have now!
@jimmymarsh24897 ай бұрын
I just recently got a pretty beat-up M1 helmet with the front seam and a heat stamp number of 80A on it. I've asked several people in my family and a few associates what they thought it said with a magnifying glass with a light on it. And my cell phone has a magnifying app. I first thought it was 180A or 780A, but closer looking, I noticed it looked like a scratch in front of the 80A. I asked the others I mentioned, and they said their self it looked like a scratch and only 80A. Have you heard of that low of a heat stamp number? This helmet I stripped the paint off, it was so much different paints on it that I decided to do a restore on the helmet
@militaryguy17 ай бұрын
Yes helmets can do that low, if it is 80A it’s a really early war helmet, if you have Instagram feel free to send me over photos for me to have a look at, I’ve got a lot more experience since this video went live and happy to help!
@michaelbenjmitchell18 ай бұрын
Sewn on chinstraps with the J-hook and ball release were late WWII era and the metal hangers the chinstraps went on were 1950's.
@bandit3072 Жыл бұрын
great video thanks for sharing! where can someone find a good reproduction of a USMC ww2 cover?
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, I would say eBay might be a good place, if not a militaria website, Facebook groups, anywhere that sells militaria really
@brucecamparmament3728 Жыл бұрын
Great vid, very informative, thanks
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Bruce!
@fe4rr_inc631 Жыл бұрын
I've got a umal 1952 m1 helmet but don't know if it's rare
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure either without seeing it
@denisestarr2314 Жыл бұрын
O can't believe how expensive those old helments are today.
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
They are very expensive, WW2 helmets are even more than Vietnam helmets
@denisestarr2314 Жыл бұрын
@@militaryguy1 i bought an.original 40 years ago at a surplus store for 25 dollars , someone stole it out of my home , it had 3 $100 bills in the linser . Just bought a replica for $70 . Am going to try and find an original . Prepper
@fctigerlpz.7667 Жыл бұрын
Why does yours fit but mine doesn't fit, is it the size of the cape or the hat? My helmet is the model. M1 Combat helmet i am from thailand
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure without seeing it really
@fctigerlpz.7667 Жыл бұрын
@@militaryguy1 Or does it have to be like water first?
@oOneenOo Жыл бұрын
Beautiful helmet, you can spot it as a schlueter right off the bat with the cube still on. In pictures of my dad in Vietnam, his steel pot was a schlueter, near identical to yours
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you and mad how many WW2 shells were still being used over 20 years later
@Dam_ramsa__ Жыл бұрын
I have a m1 helmet form tarawa and iwo jima with blood
@Dam_ramsa__ Жыл бұрын
I have a helmet cover with blood beacuse is from tarawa
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
That’s very nice Damian!
@owenjager Жыл бұрын
I think mines original cover it has blood on it
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Feel free to message me a photo on Instagram for me to see if I think it is original but I doubt it is blood, more likely rust
@bigpapa2540 Жыл бұрын
Hello! I loved your video and I wanted to know where did you find your helmet cover?
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Hello BigPapa, thank you very much, I purchased my helmets from a private collector!
@Hauptmann23 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video. I really leaned a lot from watching this. Thanks 👍🏻
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video! Thank you!
@texasroots Жыл бұрын
Hello. Thanks for the walk through. I have been curious about something inside the liner you may be able to help with. About 15:28, in your "Helmet Liner Inside" section, you see a metal nipple on each sides of the liner. Any idea what they are? Does something attach to them? I haven't seen anything attached to them before. When I see these for sale they are usually missing the nape strap and the chin strap usually isn't complete, common for the sweat band to be missing too or at least missing the leather.
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Hi texasroots, now I may have gotten the wrong idea but if you watch my newest video, beginners guide to WW2 USMC one, at 11:48 through the video I show the leather chinstrap on the inside, that attaches to the small nipples on the inside, anything else on the inside would be the A washers I suppose that attach to the liner for the suspension and webbing to attach to, if you have any other questions or want to send me any photos feel free to direct message me on my Instagram page and I can probably help better on there!
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
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@murraymccheyne5576 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video for the new M1 collector 😊I’ve just purchased my first M1 ww2 Helmet with Marine cover & the informative video is a great help thank you, Murray from down under 🇦🇺👍
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Really glad you thought it was helpful Murray, check out my Instagram to see my collection and you can message if you need any help!
@kurtwk Жыл бұрын
Good stuff ! I still have my father’s, combat used cover from Vietnam, complete with his personalized, penned graffiti. He was supposed to turn it in when he was leaving the country but he pocketed it instead…I’m glad he did.
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Really cool to be able to keep hold of your own families gear, especially when it has a story to tell, even pocketing it to take home
@thesilverbackozzy8323 Жыл бұрын
Very informative thanks for posting 👍
@militaryguy1 Жыл бұрын
Your very welcome! Glad you thought it was informative!
@amackbmack48982 жыл бұрын
Thank you very helpful.
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Your very welcome! I’m glad that my video has helped!
@rinoereiz39852 жыл бұрын
What means liner number SH66
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Not sure on that one, direct message me a photo on Instagram if you have it and I can try and figure it out!
@rinoereiz39852 жыл бұрын
@@militaryguy1 OK what's your name on instagram
@americanmig1602 жыл бұрын
Found my grandfathers old gear and found hella shit like helmets flak vests and backpacks
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Excellent!! Nothing better than having old gear that your own family used!
@americanmig1602 жыл бұрын
@@militaryguy1 Fr bro I slept with all of it on and still haven’t taken it off since yesterday
@cooperunknown17702 жыл бұрын
So what about the solid green helmet cover?
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
When those are used is high debated, there were solid green covers used in Korea but those are thought you have been locally made, then ones used by advisors in the early 60s by the Army, the Michell cover was made for the marine corps in 1959, I will have to look more into the covers but it’s really a unknown thing as without a contract date
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
They were "experimental" in Korea because no new covers were being issued at the time before the Mitchell Covers were produced in 1959, there was 100,000 of them on consignment & were being sent over to Korea on the S.S Jacob Lukenbach but was sank due to a collision.
@PeterGriffin-fn2zj2 жыл бұрын
Hello! I recently brought a Vietnam war era helmet it had a paratrooper liner. The shell was grey it seemed to be painted over two times it was green then two times repainted grey. I have no idea what to do.
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Typically grey painted helmets are Navy, if you want you can send me photos on my Instagram and try and figure it out for you mate!
@PeterGriffin-fn2zj2 жыл бұрын
@@militaryguy1 thank you I’ll be sure to send pictures of the helmet
@bryanandrews73912 жыл бұрын
Amazing how a guy could talk for 8 minutes about a pair of binoculars!
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Your damn right I did!
@heccsclips33192 жыл бұрын
hey man i recently got my hands on an m1 helmet that my grandpa had im pretty sure its vietnam era but the liner on the inside at the top says M4 can you tell me what that means by any chance?
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
If you can send me a photo on Instagram using the link in my about on KZbin and I can give you a better answer!
@thorbenweck55412 жыл бұрын
I got my M1 helmet here in Germany very easy because in the early years the Bundeswehr used U.S. equipment too including the helmets. Just had to order the Vietnam cover for it
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I think before 2000 US helmets were cheap and easy to get a hold of, the earlier the easier now it’s really hard
@petercyr6287 Жыл бұрын
Military guy the left strap is on the left side and the right side is on the right side
@markdesilva15112 жыл бұрын
Would the “P” mark on the chin strap date it in the Vietnam era?
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Yes it would
@markdesilva15112 жыл бұрын
Would the “P” on the chin strap date the helpmate to the Vietnam era as an airborne?
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Yes the P is made my Parish in 1968/1969
@markdesilva15112 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help. Someone had shared on a different forum that this mark was post Vietnam. Glad to have your expertise and help!
@carstuff54932 жыл бұрын
We’re could you find a helmet liner
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Either on eBay, at a local market, at a military fair, or on Facebook in a helmet or militaria group, lots of places to find them, I would recommend Facebook groups though, great helmets and really nice collectors at good prices especially in the US
@bullranderman2 жыл бұрын
Please remove the Schleuter helmet from the lovely Marmac ( M11) nam liner and super twill cotton Mitchell cover, buy a 1950's or 60's helmet to go with them . Take the awful 1960's chin straps off and replace ( bar tacked) chin straps ... this is a very interesting collection of bits and pieces .... yes , ww2 lids were used on Vietnam, but they went through a repurposing program, where they were stripped and refinished with contemporary paint and sand texture ( I have 6 in stock ) Post war lids are easy and cheap to find , ww2 lids aren't, non of these bits belong together
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Alright thank you noted
@bullranderman2 жыл бұрын
You can make some great combinations out that lot , I love finding mismatched stuff , it always leads to expansion of your collection..... you need to buy 'Post World War M-1 Helmets by Mark A Reynosa , to get your liner ID' s sorted ... if you get stuck I'll pass on the ISBN code which will help you locate it ....Happy hunting 😉
@anglishbookcraft15162 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you oil the leather? I’ve taken dry dry dry leather and made it feel brand new again. Still looks the same as well.
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t want to oil it as personally it would ruin the aged look of the chinstrap, it would be like cleaning the helmet shell it seems wrong to take any history away from it
@anglishbookcraft15162 жыл бұрын
@@militaryguy1 well the only thing worse is having it crack and be lost forever.
@Mph12319982 жыл бұрын
@@anglishbookcraft1516 True but I will take good care of the old leather hopefully not needing to oil it
@apollobravo76542 жыл бұрын
Great video
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@sosa64202 жыл бұрын
Did marines wear the brown side as much as the green side because i bought one and it looks to be the person wore the brown side more as the green side looks like it had rubbed on the steel pot. I am making a vietnam war kit for the 1/9 marines and do you think it would be fine if i used the brown side instead of the green side even though it is not the time they would usually wear it.
@militaryguy12 жыл бұрын
Well it’s all personal choice really as it was personal choice of the marine which side they would wear and if your kit looks better with the more worn side then have it which ever side you want Ethan!
@Oh_Hale_Nah2 жыл бұрын
You tend to see the brown dominant side more on Hills that'd been shelled/Naped, it was also more common in the Northern Highlands, but most soldiers didn't flip it because it was annoying to deal with. But like he said, it's up to you.
@theironcross29332 жыл бұрын
Your standard infantry soldier would typically use the green sude whereas mortar men and artillery men would typically use the brown side as they were normally in areas that have been leveled out using bombs or in holes in the ground which exposed the brown clay in the ground