REALITY ORIENTATION: There was no KEVLAR in Vietnam. They first used it for belted tires in 1970. The purpose of the helmet was to stop shrapnel; not a rifle bullet.
@kevinm23653 жыл бұрын
The M1 helmet was actually first used in WWII
@ultramarine35273 жыл бұрын
i mean they had ballistic nylon, and mid to late war pilots were given body armor that was made from ceramic.
@NuttyCuts_2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinm2365 no shit
@NuttyCuts_2 жыл бұрын
@@ultramarine3527 soldiers were issued body armour but it was rare to see it being worn as it traps in heat and it would be horrible to wear in Vietnam
@Gunsnstuff262 жыл бұрын
@@kevinm2365 We know that, they made post war helmets in order to produce enough helmets for Vietnam
@sanctuary83963 жыл бұрын
After 4 shots to the helmet: "Cabron, this is dangerous!"
@jozseftoth93684 жыл бұрын
Now this is historical reenactment between AK-47 and U.S. helmet
@anhsonbui11044 жыл бұрын
Chỉ cần k54 hoặc tt33 là ok xuyên thủng hết
@timnguyen29774 жыл бұрын
Anhson Bui English please
@Average_GI_Joe4 жыл бұрын
I cant tell if Jozsef toth is being sarcastic or not
@trandangphuongthuy3 жыл бұрын
@@timnguyen2977 k54 and tt33 can shoot throw the helmet
@taylorferguson25313 жыл бұрын
@@timnguyen2977 He said that is the same helmet the us marines wore in the american war of 1965-1975
@markbostic974 жыл бұрын
That's a 1980s M1. These are what they looked like at the end of their service life; woodland cover, quick detach chinstrap, new post-vietnam liners and steel shells made in the last batch in the late 1960s. Typically would have an elastic cat-eye band around it as well.
@richardpalmer61964 жыл бұрын
As a Vietnam vetran l can tell you , the majority of the helmets we were issued , were from the 40's , 50's and the early 60's . The liners were probably not kevlar as aramid (kevlar) was just starting to be used in car tires to replace nylon and rayon in the belting in the mid 60's . 7.62 x 39 was used in the ak 47 and the sks during that time.
@elpibelol50054 жыл бұрын
Sir, I don't want to disturb you, but can I ask how Vietnam was?
@ConcreteHeat4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info I was curious about the sks
@agusfranswijayatarigan68244 жыл бұрын
@@elpibelol5005 nice question. I want to know about it too
@OnTheRiver664 жыл бұрын
The liners were a resin stiffened fiberglass composite, not meant to have any ballistic defense, just to allow the steel pot to sit comfortably on your head. When not in combat you wore the liner. It was the same as used in WWII.
@Miohunter4444 жыл бұрын
@@elpibelol5005 It was not good my friend was a Vietnam Vet and he told me stories and you wouldn't have wanted to be there.
@fiftiesman19583 жыл бұрын
What I found interesting about the helmet's history is that they say it was shot with a 45. ACP at point-blank range during testing and stopped it. I don't know if it is accurate history or not, but I'm guessing it was fired at the same distance in the video and somehow stopped it. They also say that among US casualties wearing the helmet, 54 percent of rounds that hit failed to penetrate and saved the life of the soldier or saved him from injury.
@no-barknoonan87987 ай бұрын
@@jimmymarsh2489both rounds will go through a car door. Remember that inside a door there are other objects that may stop the round from making a full penetration. Mainly the motor that controls the window.
@carpma114 жыл бұрын
The cameraman’s commentary is always the best part of these videos.
@saadanansari68074 жыл бұрын
Probably 😂😂😂😂😂
@dropinabucket14844 жыл бұрын
IM READY!!
@lcrob24293 жыл бұрын
The camera man is his dad
@JDSFLA2 жыл бұрын
YES, I'M READY!
@TigranHakobyan-jh8ue3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t be surprised if his grandpa was in the revolutionary war
@redwolf85394 жыл бұрын
The cloth part is called the 'cover', the fiberglass or resin part is called the 'liner' and the steel part is called the 'pot'.
@JDSFLA2 жыл бұрын
9:08 Yes, the 7.62 X 39 round completed development in 1948 and was used in the AK-47 assault rifle by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam regulars throughout the Viet Nam war. The U.S. began this war with the M-14 using the 7.62 X 61 NATO round, but the M16 assault rifle using the 5.56 X 45 round replaced the M14 starting in 1965.
@ILIJA171874 жыл бұрын
Your grandfather was at war everywhere when he got to all the fronts🤣🤣🤣
@romeyburgin72214 жыл бұрын
Yes his grandfather brought back an M16 from WWI!😄
@ILIJA171874 жыл бұрын
@@romeyburgin7221 lol 🤣🤣
@ioandascalu85334 жыл бұрын
His grandfather fought for the Roman Empire and brought a minigun from that age.
@smokeyveras72354 жыл бұрын
What’s with all the grandpa jokes? This is the second video I’ve seen. Is it an inside joke? Or does he just lie a lot? Lol
@charliezoa48994 жыл бұрын
@@smokeyveras7235 his grandpa is a time traveler and had fought in every war... Hell he even got the Medal of honour in the Clone War
@adamtommy65694 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was in the war in 1965,and he was also injured. The war had an irreparable effect on him.
@MrCatfarmer4 жыл бұрын
They were intended to protect you from flack, shrapnel not direct hits from bullets. Liners were made out of fiberglass and were used as parade headwear and hold the helmet to the head comfortably. I’m a Vietnam vet from 1972-1973. Thanks for your great videos.
@news_internationale20354 жыл бұрын
Still though most steel helmets from that era would reliably stop a single 9x19 or .45 ACP. The US Army had a training video in WW2 that told soldiers to not bother using the .45 ACP on German helmets.
@Gmar69 Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi 3/4 Marines
@SeñorDossierOficial7 ай бұрын
Not fiberglass, ww2 were made of cotton and Vietnam era were made of Ballistic Nylon
@mrmessy73344 жыл бұрын
"Did they have 7.62 x 39 in Vietnam?" Me: Shakes head - "Kids these days"
@keimolantio4 жыл бұрын
That is exactly what I thought
@ocelotrevolver6744 жыл бұрын
"kids these days" says the kid himself
@mrmessy73344 жыл бұрын
@@ocelotrevolver674 Admittedly I'm not old enough (or the correct nationality) to have been in the Vietnam War, but it's a long time since anyone called me a kid!
@TonyL-gw4qx4 жыл бұрын
Same here where have they been. They sadly could figure it out with Chinese soldier’s today.
@ilkagorz90323 жыл бұрын
100 pro ....
@Solarneutrinostar4 жыл бұрын
How many wars has your grandfather been in and how old is he? Is he Yoda?
@HistorySavior19414 жыл бұрын
Fred G 😂😂😂😂
@jozseftoth93684 жыл бұрын
Or Pai Mei
@Solarneutrinostar4 жыл бұрын
Eric Ferguson I was thinking he fought when the Big Bang theory took place probably was a war in itself. 🤣😅
@sven8910004 жыл бұрын
He fought in EVERY war!!!
@porkyswelding4 жыл бұрын
Highlander
@dpbeardslee4 жыл бұрын
Here's a little liner trivia for you. Back in the day you were issued the leather sweat band during basic training, and sized it to your head, and it went with you to wherever you were stationed. The actual helmet and liner would be issued as part of TA50. The sweat band had to be marked with your name and SSN, as did your boots, belts, etc. Never know what part of somebody might be all that's left, so it all got marked. Wouldn't surprise me if the sweat band you have in that helmet was marked with somebody's name and SSN. You could always unclip it, take it out, and have a look.
@landonglick71744 жыл бұрын
“Welcome tu Vietnaam!!!” Lol😂 you guys never cease to make me laugh.
Se acercará la potencia de un rifle de aire Sumatra cal25 al de una pistola Cal .22?
@mrrawson83854 жыл бұрын
Bruh you ruined a legendary helmet
@kriegsmarine58063 жыл бұрын
don't worry it isn't a real vietnam helmet. The helmet in the video is a postwar helmet from the 80s.
@ghosty17403 жыл бұрын
@@kriegsmarine5806 yeah, the cover in M81, so it's post war.
@MartinUSMC19683 жыл бұрын
Steel pot was post vietnam. But liner was vietnam era made in very good condition. So he ruined only liner, but that is sad too for me.
@rodrigomegale13383 жыл бұрын
The war ended in i think 1969 and this helmet is from the 1980s so it is post war and therefore not used in the Vietnam War
@ghosty17403 жыл бұрын
@@rodrigomegale1338 th- the war ended in '75.
@duterte14864 жыл бұрын
"Cabrón this is danger" hahaha.😂
@Lord-rf4ct4 жыл бұрын
Tienes cara de ser de mexico
@Lord-rf4ct4 жыл бұрын
☑️
@KonaLife4 жыл бұрын
Peligro :)
@MarcoJrSilva4 жыл бұрын
Confirmó :v
@ggvhuhttg47464 жыл бұрын
@@Lord-rf4ct no, el apellido Condori es de Perú
@thangemchannel60173 жыл бұрын
Xin chúc mừng bạn đã tìm được cmt từ VN ❤️
@ryang80404 жыл бұрын
In Vietnam the Viet Cong had Chinese AKs if i remember correctly.
@masonryan61014 жыл бұрын
Yup also a very few soviet ak
@DBZ4834 жыл бұрын
Type 56s I believe
@proforce14974 жыл бұрын
@@DBZ483 Yup
@proforce14974 жыл бұрын
Also SKS with the same rounds
@onthefasttracktoheaven4 жыл бұрын
Also many weapons were captured, and early in the war they even made their own crude weapons like shotguns and submachine guns. The NVA wasn't widely equipped with AK-47's till later in the war, 1966-67
@teakadai434 жыл бұрын
EDWIN with ROCKET LAUNCHER gonna Blew up his House said " JASPARITO, are u Ready" JASPARITO : " Yeah im Ready" 😂😂😂😂
@hassaanahmed23544 жыл бұрын
Helmet: my time has come.
@frederickthegreat40984 жыл бұрын
The 2nt helmet master you can't leave me
@hassaanahmed23544 жыл бұрын
Mr WOLF ....lol
@cuonghaviet83293 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@JC-XL3 жыл бұрын
This happened when the helmet saw the .50 AE round ...
@SilentSnek4 жыл бұрын
Learned about a new round here today and got to see a helmet get punched clean through. I'd say y'all have earned another subscriber.
@Minuteman4Jesus4 жыл бұрын
The helmet liner is made of fiberglass, Edwin.
@Green_Bullet4 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia The inner liner is made out of Phenolic resin olive drab cotton twill fabric stretched over the outside.
@Evergreen14004 жыл бұрын
That’s a negatory minuteman that’s resin impregnated cotton. Like the person above me explained.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90174 жыл бұрын
@@Evergreen1400 I wonder which is stronger, fiberglass or resin-cotton.
@bigred226854 жыл бұрын
@@Green_Bullet which is a type of fiberglass. Fiberglass can have many types of fabric as the base. Natural/synthetic fiber + resin = Fiberglass.
@demotechnic90924 жыл бұрын
Also that helmet liner was in horrible condition
@OutnBacker2 жыл бұрын
That helmet was the best helmet design in the world, and the most widely issued with the German Stahlhelm being a very close second. Both shared excellent side and rear protection from side impact, but the US design was superior in that it had the removeable liner, making the steel sheel into a very useable field bucket. Also, the liner added superior impact absorption and increased preotection from penetration. There are anecdotal stories of direct bullet impacts that were deflected upwards, over th op of the interior space between the shell and liner. The liner was made of a resin impregnated cloth fiber. Sort of a precursor to fiberglass. It was pretty tough, and allowed the shell to be made in One Size Fits All dimensions. The German helmet came in 5 sizes. Maybe thats one reason the Germans looked so sharp, ay? The shell was made from "special" steel, called Hadfield steel, which was harder, but flexible to both reists and deflect shrapnel, or small caliber fire, such as from a pistol of those days. The German helmet was also made of Hadfield steel, but because it wsas not as round it did not defect as well, nor did it have a liner, the suspension being riverted directly to the single wall shell.
@Gunsnstuff262 жыл бұрын
The German ww2 helmet was actually the best helmet in the world… WAS the skirt that ran around the helmet protected the neck and head the most from shrapnel
@OutnBacker2 жыл бұрын
@@Gunsnstuff26 The German helmet is iconic and very good, but, the US M-1 helmet came down the sides as far as the German design as it was adjustable, and almost as far in the rear, but allowed a little clearance in the prone position, whereas the German helmet did not. There are many photos of American soldiers and marines only needing to raise their heads to see forward and many pics of Germans having to bend at the back to do so because of the low flange that blocked the neck. Thus, they often had to put their upper body into jeopardy. That's one of the reasons later German helmets were "trimmed" up as well as saving material. As far as ballistic protection, the American M-1 helmet has been proven superior in small caliber tests. It's on KZbin if you do a search. It is a fact that the American Army in WW2 was the best equipped, most mobile/mechanised, best fed, and healthiest army in history up to that time from boots and bullets, to tooth brushes, to chewing gum. And, the US industrial base was capable of supplying a substantial amount of equipment to allies, plus the country could have fielded another 11 million men easily. Our fortunate geographical position afforded us time to make sure the gear we sent to the troops was the best we could make given the budgets, which were large. The nations of Europe and Asia did not have that luxury, and the Germans went with a very old helmet and boot design - not to mention the old bolt action rifle. By the end of the war, they had switched to an American style boots and semi-auto rifles where they could.
@Gunsnstuff262 жыл бұрын
@@OutnBacker Right, The M1 was better for protecting being shot, but because the skirt on the german helmet protected the neck and head it was better for shrapnel. And yes i 100% agree with you that the us had the strongest and most advanced army for that time.😁
@masonryan61014 жыл бұрын
The liner of the helmet is made from resin and cotton. The resin is what makes it hard. A lot of times when you see soldiers parading the usually wear the liners instead of metal part of the helmet.this was to refuse the weight.
@friedbanana694 жыл бұрын
Reduce* mate
@masonryan61014 жыл бұрын
Jack Beacon yes thanks for catching my mistake
@OnTheRiver664 жыл бұрын
I believe these liners were a resin impregnated molded fiberglass. They were not meant to stop anything.
@friedbanana694 жыл бұрын
@@masonryan6101 sure mate, btw thx for the info, that was an interesting one.
@news_internationale20354 жыл бұрын
@@OnTheRiver66 I think though there was some intent to keep the metal from denting too far in.
@wally95404 жыл бұрын
when you're getting shot at in the jungle but they're only shooting at you with makarov pistols
@Fred_the_19963 жыл бұрын
And they only hit your helmet lmao
@glohufc42044 жыл бұрын
Que el mexicano hablé en español para los que no entendemos
@comandantecody61514 жыл бұрын
Que paso
@glohufc42044 жыл бұрын
@General grievous no sí eso lo sé pero hay datos que meda pereza esforzarme en traducirlo y cuando escucho al mexicano hablar en inglés pues me pongo de mal humor porque digo: porque no habla en español el man xd
@Light851914 жыл бұрын
Jaja
@whoarebroyt38014 жыл бұрын
Entonces el men que hace el video es mexicano
@glohufc42044 жыл бұрын
@@whoarebroyt3801 noooo
@chaswilburiv9174 жыл бұрын
Of course it's made out of "some material", most things are.
@iiiiiiiiiiiiiii40193 жыл бұрын
All things are
@DEV3N873 жыл бұрын
@@iiiiiiiiiiiiiii4019 always has been.
@Fred_the_19963 жыл бұрын
@@DEV3N87 boom
@chrisstick54034 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to make a movie about the Legendary Exploits of Edwin' s Grandfather. Lol
@robertemclaughlin423 жыл бұрын
Thanks to all your Videos. also yes they did use 7.62 rounds in VietNam . M14 and M60. The Nato ammo started in 1953.
@hamidahmadi75304 жыл бұрын
Last time i was this early corona was just a beer.
@JB-ls5pq3 жыл бұрын
Steel pot comes in one size, while the inner helmet comes in multiple sizes. The inner helmet is the fitting helmet. It was done to cheapen production. One size steel pot fitted with a plastic type liner
@Robdoggierob4 жыл бұрын
Early upload. I love it. Keep em coming Edwin!!!!!!
@thanhat80153 жыл бұрын
From Vietnam🤗I Love Vietnam and USA❤️
@stanpotter77644 жыл бұрын
My friend's dad had an NVA bullet enter his helmet from the left front but it was going at an upward angle and parallel with the left side of his helmet. It followed the inside curve of the helmet all the way around back and came out the right side after doing an almost 180 turn inside the helmet. Unfortunately it entered his right shoulder and messed up his mobility of his right hand. It is almost exactly like Bob Dole's hand if you're old enough to remember who he is. Odd thing though - he was right handed before and had to switch to left handed, and he became a really good artist, having no artistic ability as a right hander. Which is super odd because the left hemisphere of the brain is what controls the right side of the body and is responsible for artistic abilities. But switching to the left hand would stimulate the right side of the brain, not the artistic left side. Just goes to show you how amazing an adaptive our brains are. FYI, he's a retired teacher in his late 60's living the good life and doing art, so turned out good in an odd way. He's one of the nicest, gentlest people you'll ever meet too.
@NuttyCuts_2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit a bullet flying round the inside of your helmet sounds like a movie scene
@AlexNV754 жыл бұрын
“ welcome to vietNam!” Let the flashbacks begin
@huytranslingshot58494 жыл бұрын
Helo bạn ơi
@phanlan78824 жыл бұрын
VIỆT NAM
@huytranslingshot58494 жыл бұрын
@@phanlan7882 chèo nha
@F1god044 жыл бұрын
Fortunate Son intensifies.
@diegoxd77424 жыл бұрын
Alex V, Paint in black sounds in the background
@WarriorLL4 жыл бұрын
The Vietnamese had The Type-56 AK, and SKS, The SVD, The Type-53 Mosin Nagant, the PPSH, and The TT-33 Tokarev modified to hold 11 rounds instead of 8.
@markusdee61364 жыл бұрын
Also arisaka rifles and kar98s (ww2 capture) supplied by the soviets and other communist bloc weapons.
@Denis-ej9fu4 жыл бұрын
Also AK-47s genuine from tge USSR
@americangangster19114 жыл бұрын
They also had anything they could get their hands on, like guns captured from french, american and south vietnamese troops. So basically any Soviet, Chinese, French or American weapon from WW1 to the Vietnam war era. They also had weapons from the Japanese left over from when they occupied Indochina during ww2.
@WarriorLL4 жыл бұрын
@@Denis-ej9fu NVA mostly had those, but you're right.
@thefatballistician4 жыл бұрын
AKMs too
@bunjier40413 жыл бұрын
I think this goes without saying but these helmets were meant more for deflecting shrapnel from artillery fire and explosives and it’s pretty much known if you get a bullet to the helmet it’s going right through to your skull unless it skims the side. Still, cool stuff!
@geraldthorp1864 жыл бұрын
In Vietnam We had M16’s that used the 5.56. We also had some M14’s which used a 7.62 Round. Also the M60 Machine Gun used the 7.62 round.
@ronaldmclaughlin2554 жыл бұрын
I was in the Nam in the 60's The helmet was steel the Liner was fiberglass and yes the 762x39 in the SKS and AK 47 were standard NVA issue. The steel pot was more for pieces of mortar and rocket frags then direct rounds not to mention half cooking your brain in the tropics
@tomsoki57384 жыл бұрын
The liner was cotton with resin and later plastic not fibreglass
@NuttyCuts_2 жыл бұрын
The primary reason of helmets has been to stop shrapnel for years, since world war 1. Some of the only helmets designed to stop bullets and that were actually used are the soviet maska-1 and Altyn from the first Chechen war
@protough82454 жыл бұрын
Regardless of the material, anything with layers will actually be effective. Closer the layers the more effective. Unless the material is brittle like concrete.
@robertgemski77284 жыл бұрын
Your channel is awesome. You guys are both pretty damn hilarious.
@rabanostriker3 жыл бұрын
0:00 POV: You’re a young American soldier in the 60’s
@dawali123 жыл бұрын
be scared of vietnam
@b_rabbit4353 жыл бұрын
The helmet are supposed to stop small arms fire, grenade/bomb fragments, ricochets or glancing hits by rifles, not dead on hits by rifles or high caliber pistols.
@Flacko-3004 жыл бұрын
2050: This is a high Tek Rifle my grandpa brought, this from the war
@adriancastaneda16934 жыл бұрын
2090: This is an Solar Blaster from 20XX, my grandpa brought it back from Dr. Light lab.
@tincup36834 жыл бұрын
3000:this high titanium bullet molting helmet my grampa brought this from ww5, the 20th century war that wiped out 30% of humanity
@shadybandit73 жыл бұрын
3080: this is the omega anti-matter laser boom boom gun that i found in my grandpa basement.
@AnthonyBlamthony Жыл бұрын
“Cabron this is dangerous” That shit had he dying😂
@garygroth64024 жыл бұрын
I bet your grandpa looks pretty cool wearing that helmet while he drives his Lamborghini.
@starlife7750Ай бұрын
Good video! If a pistol caliber is capable of penetrating a Vietnam-era helmet, then the MORE a "rifle round" could produce devastating results!
@mortensandmoen52084 жыл бұрын
I was using this type of helmet in the Norwegian Army in the 80'!
@lauvictor94813 жыл бұрын
The liner is not made Kevlar. According to Wikipedia : These liners were made of strips of cotton cloth bathed in phenolic resin and draped in a star shape over a liner-shaped mold, where they were subjected to pressure to form a liner.
@SeñorDossierOficial2 жыл бұрын
The vietnam era hard cap liner was made from ballistic nylon
@davidstewart58113 жыл бұрын
It is called a helmet liner and you wear it under the steel helmet. This allows the steel helmet to be used for cooking etc. You also use the helmet liner for dress presentations and display.
@nethanelmasters51702 жыл бұрын
They write your azs up if they caught you cooking in them. Because that burned off the paint that was toxic then you would eat and Get sick. So we would take one from the arven troops and burn them so they didn't have paint. They told us the helmet was good for washing your socks in the field. And to hold water to shave.
@disaacfaddis7343 жыл бұрын
Yes, they were using 7.62 x 39, but it was coming out of an SKS. They did have AK47's but the Vietcong were using Chinese-made SKS's.
@brendanmatelan21294 жыл бұрын
Edwin, the liner for that helmet is Nylon, not kevlar. In WW2, the liner was resin duck cloth, then it was changed to Nylon in Vietnam. Not meant to offer ballistic protection but just a lighter, more durable, and modern material for the helmet liner.
@spicey4522 Жыл бұрын
The nylon switch supposedly increased its ballistic resistance by roughly 15% I think, the simple history video on it talked about it.
@SeñorDossierOficial Жыл бұрын
well the ballistic nylon liner gave some extra protection, not meant to be weared as a stand alone helmet, but in the video it pancaked the 9mm and 45 acp
@cyborgfairyprincess Жыл бұрын
That was hilarious! Watched this cause I got a soviet 1970 steel helmet and wondered what it could take. Your video surmised my guess. About what I predicted. But your video was awesome and well worth the watch!
@tranuc91754 жыл бұрын
U can try to shoot into the helmet of Vietnam call by the name "Mũ Cối"
@ninhphong27054 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂
@MrHappyyellowhead4 жыл бұрын
:)
@munhanhonhat17283 жыл бұрын
And name "nồi cơm điện" in 1990
@vandanhtran44573 жыл бұрын
Mũ cối iis the best
@NguyenHung-km6ys3 жыл бұрын
Combo hiyeenf thoại
@mikelee58594 жыл бұрын
原來裡面那層也很重要啊,外層主防,內層減震,真是絕妙搭配!
@eleazarguzmanrn69453 жыл бұрын
“My grandpa brought this back from the war.” 🤣 Yeah right! And my grandpa brought back a naked purple signing leprechaun! And that’s not kevlar that’s fiberglass it’s a liner. A lot of misinformation. Pinocchio needs to keep it real.
@imw44973 жыл бұрын
It's just a joke on the channel. His grandpa also brought back an ak from ww2
@St1ckyGreeN3 жыл бұрын
its a running gag
@retro95902 жыл бұрын
Lol the camera man is so great. Both of you. Awesome video guys!
@majorglory874 жыл бұрын
The inside was a helmet liner the outside while protecting the head from shrapnel could be used for hygiene shaving and boiling water.
@news_internationale20354 жыл бұрын
That stuff isn't healthy for the helmet's durability.
@ethanulrich84604 жыл бұрын
Boiling water would ruin the metal and make it very brittle so usually they didn’t do it
@pirobot668beta4 жыл бұрын
As a soldier who was trained in the use of the very same steel pot helmet, I disagree. US Army, 1976-1980. Boiling water, frying eggs, digging a ditch, clubbing an enemy were all legit uses of the pot. Oh, you could wear it on your head, too! No way in the world that boiling water is going to embrittle ANY grade of steel, let alone the medium carbon steel of the pot. It was made ductile so you could hammer out a deep dent and re-use the thing! The liner is kept dry, but that's so the cotton straps don't rot and the snaps don't rust; the fiberglass liner was water-proof. Do your research, civvies!
@boondocker79644 жыл бұрын
I used the steel helmet for a basin to use when I shaved in the base area, I've heard that some folks when up near the Z, were at some base and did not have their mess gear with them, and had to use the steel pot as a mess tin to collect the food, and they did do it, as opposed to going hungry.
@alpha_juliet4 жыл бұрын
@@pirobot668beta it sure was done, but the helmet steel is given specific characteristics when stamped (the plastic deformation is leaving a kind of stress in the material) which make it good at absorbing impacts (what a coincidence ;) ) Heating the pot slowly and making it cool slowly releases that stress, and make it slightly more ductile (you english speaking guys call it annealing) heating the pot (to fry eggs for example) and then putting it to cool quickly into water will again release the inner stress to build a different one, hence changing the helmet balistic-proofness (it's like a shitty uncontrolled light heat treatment). Are these changes enough to make the helmet useless against shrapnel and small caliber ? It depends of how much you heat your steel, for how long, and how much you like to hear the "ppppsssssshh" when you cool it in water. Probably not good because it's not to the maker's specs anymore, but isn't enough to make it really brittle or useless Oh i'm an aeronautical metallurgy Engineer btw, so my source is literally : dude trust me
@rowdyrico4 жыл бұрын
That's an 1980s helmet cover, and before someone rogers up, no this cover (Woodland) was not used in Vietnam, you're thinking of ERDL. The liner is not Kevlar, it is only meant to provide a suspension for the wearer..
@TM-io1zd4 жыл бұрын
Việt Nam điểm danh!
@chrisdurham65174 жыл бұрын
I had the steel-pot for basic and AIT in the 80s; I'm stunned at how well it stood up. I'd have bet .22 LR would've punched through. Pretty cool test.
@SeñorDossierOficial Жыл бұрын
the .22lr would not punched through the m1 helmet, but a .22 tcm would easily punch through
@x.zero97.x524 жыл бұрын
His grandpa fought in every war
@ephilippos2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Was interested in the 7.62 and boy did it go through.....! Great video; shows that in war there is not much sense in wearing an M1 helmet....
@021scorpion4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if your grandparents watch your videos... seeing their grandson destroying their belongings lol
@ourtime-downhere69313 жыл бұрын
they aren't his grandparents belongings, if you believed this dude you'd think he was shooting a helmet used during the crucifixion of Christ, which of course his grandfather wore
@kevan49784 жыл бұрын
You are correct sir the NVA and the Vietcong used the 7.62mm round as their standard issue of ammunition
According to Wikipedia The inner liner is made out of Phenolic resin olive drab cotton twill fabric stretched over the outside.
@manatisalas3 жыл бұрын
The second layer is not Kevlar but actually fiber glass or cardboard in some occasions
@heinrichakiyama2272 жыл бұрын
In ww2, the liner was made by compressed paper, later in the 1951 the big picture demostrtion of the m1 helmet, the liner was made of plastic and in Vietnam it was made by nylon , not kevlar.
@deepaaich15294 жыл бұрын
Can you set up a tent on one of those mountains in the desert and start 'SNIPING SUNDAY' and make long range shooting and test all the gun's accuracy.
@mnpd33 жыл бұрын
I think the helmet liner was made of fiberglass. Often, the liner alone was used a headgear when it was repainted with a distinctive color and unit symbols. Also, that helmet cover is NOT from Vietnam. That is the reversible Woodland pattern which came out after the War and used in the 70's and 80's. The Vietnam cover was a non-reversible, very light green color with no brown patterns. No part of the helmet assembly was Kevlar.
@vintagevegas90672 жыл бұрын
The Mitchell pattern was reversible
@pangyarlee5104 жыл бұрын
Your grandpa is really useful and important😂
@Combat5562 жыл бұрын
When I got to Vietnam in 1967 (Marine), I was issued an M14. The M14 NATO round was 7.62x51.
@taivu7314 жыл бұрын
Welcome to vietnam 🇻🇳
@Ggez-z5p3 жыл бұрын
Ok
@cheekymonkey4444 ай бұрын
The liner is a resin soaked linen material that's formed under high pressure. Not Kevlar!!
@karlreidelbach94504 жыл бұрын
The AK-47 was used as well as the 7.62X39
@fouledanchors77764 жыл бұрын
Dude , this guy knows nothing about that helmet....
@thekindguy84404 жыл бұрын
What makes u say so
@johnsullivanalcatraz74963 жыл бұрын
8:21 do you remember the guy that thought a book would prevent the bullet from hurting him? Insane
@kennethcurtis18563 жыл бұрын
Check out Paul Harrell's video.
@johnsullivanalcatraz74963 жыл бұрын
@@miriammariarojaslopez1276 it was an desert eagle
@ethanl5244 жыл бұрын
m1 helmets are not bullet proof, and the liner is not made of kevlar, they were meant to stop shrapnel from nearby explosions
@abhishekknair60144 жыл бұрын
Hello Edwin, I've seen in a couple of movies that a bunch of grenades are tied or kept together and only pin of a single grenade is pulled out though all other grenades go off together. What's the real life possibility of that. I would love a video on that. Love your videos. Keep making such videos. 💪
@MikeKLM3 жыл бұрын
Italian Police never used that Beretta model, less than less in .32ACP, until the late 70s they uses a Mod.34, which was in cal 9mm short (9x17) or .380ACP, then they moved to Mod92s (M9 in the USA) cal 9x19 Luger. Maybe that Beretta is the same that your grandfather used while in Vietnam along with that helmet ?
@jasonhorne45334 жыл бұрын
It's called a steel pot
@rashidvaughnhuerto9374 жыл бұрын
FUN FACT: sometimes when it rains there helmets would be shiny that can be a target for viet congs thats why they put a cover on it
@ANGELLLLLL694 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks did know that I thought it was just for camo
@eduardochan22694 жыл бұрын
2:41 "Cabron this is dangerous" JAJAJA
4 жыл бұрын
"Made out of some material.... " Nice accurate appreciation
@tunaarzik18854 жыл бұрын
Try also Turkish Military Helmet İ relaised that you did not shoot with 500 S&W. İf you shoot to TMH also shoot with 500
@lujan17014 жыл бұрын
Standard U.S.helmet design from WW2. The inner liner is fiberglass, I think, and is not intended to stop anything.
@Freedomsquadforever4 жыл бұрын
,,Aaaaaauf Wiedersehen,, Haha!!! I must always laugh when he says German words😂😂 (I am German😎😉😂)
@quiensoy70914 жыл бұрын
Tienes buena puntería, ese casco resistió las primeras balas.
@FillyCheesteak4 жыл бұрын
That Helmet is not from the U.S.A. Its from the Our.S.A
@dogtoes84344 жыл бұрын
I know what you tried to do but that was terrible
@FillyCheesteak4 жыл бұрын
Cheems historic Ok. I have been officially bullied
@eduardoflores27884 жыл бұрын
The inner linner (inner hull)is made of bakelite (baquelita, for it's mame in spanish), not keblar or fiber glass. It is to insulate the head from the heat of the sun. Take care guys.
@SeñorDossierOficial Жыл бұрын
esta hecho de nylon balistico comprimido con resina, al menos los gorros duros (liners) de la era de Vietnam
@rajarshibiswas40624 жыл бұрын
Waiting for the RPG
@GUNTHER14 жыл бұрын
Those helmets are meant for shrapnel metal, not bullets, but it’s always fun to see how we have evolved in the helmet making, good videos keep them coming!!!👍👍💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
@AnthonyBlamthony Жыл бұрын
I mean ya that’s what all helmets back then were made for
@ameerskater4 жыл бұрын
2:30 brother be careful! back up a little bit or shoot behind something we don't want to see you are jasparito get hurt!
@pb68slab18 Жыл бұрын
A .45 ACP pistol bullet may not penetrate, but it will still give the wearer a severe headache, if not a concussion. FWIW, the WWII liner shell was fiberglass.
@tanphung68454 жыл бұрын
i am VietNamese ❤️❤️❤️
@debo21284 жыл бұрын
In fact Vietnam war's iconic firearms were the Ak-47 (7,62x39) for North Vietnamese and the M16 (5,56x45) for the US. North Vietnamese also had SKS (7,62x39) and some french guns from their war against the French. Americans had the M14 (7,62x51) in the beginning. And of course the M60 machine gun (7,62x51).