Restoring A Original M1917 Helmet

[@BicBradley]

I've used Prairie Flower Leather for a lot of US and German WW1 rebuilds. If you've got a helmet that has survived over a century splurge and do the best liner you can find. Prairie Flower does them beautifully but ebay has some for maybe $50 too. Installing the rivets for the bales and liner isn't that hard and I got paint from 1943 militaria.

[@literallyryanbreer7656]

The chinstrap bales are very interesting i dont think ive seen those type before and the lack of a heat stamp may suggest it may not be an original. Im not an expert on them howver so take what youd like with it

[@reenactmentdays5891]

@@literallyryanbreer7656 i was still quite new to this stuff then, I later found out it's a civil defense helmet from the 30-40s. Still couldn't go wrong for $10 tho

[@literallyryanbreer7656]

@@reenactmentdays5891 absolutely not and from afar no one could possibly tell the difference.

[@bennyicelife2270]

Looks pretty good compared to when you got it

[@E8.productions]

Nice I got some original 1938 leggings at an event today

[@georgebenta3435]

Does the m1917 shell have a similar thickness as the M1 helmet steel pot?

[@thanga71]

no m1917 i think has better steel but the m1 better because of its design

[@soldierstudios7316]

I was just watching the video where you said you were going to do this video

[@MrDaniel-West1970]

You restore an Civil Defense Helmet, not WW1.

[@21stinfantryRegimentFL]

How do you clean a aluminum canteen

[@reenactmentdays5891]

Steel bb's and shook it around with hot water for like 45 min. Then i washed it out and put boiling water in it with a very very little amount of bleach and let it sit for 10min. Then i washed it out like 15 times then i fill it with hot water and put a denture cleaning tablet in it and let it sit for another 10. Finally rinse it out a couple more times and let it dry

[@21stinfantryRegimentFL]

Thanks

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

Reenactment days I wouldve stripped the white paint first

[@josephfuller9366]

What about rust removal?

[@markrobinson4230]

World war civil air defense restore parts

[@JuanARivera-z9d]

Those helmets are heavy it look lightweight.

[@xgn3pick253]

Could you invite me to the discord?

[@reenactmentdays5891]

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