M1 Helmet Usmc Cover
HH-1295 Post WWII US Marine Corps US Marine Corps Helmet Cover. WWII Swivel loop helmet with camouflaged helmet liner with remains of a lieutenant bar on the front. Depot repair tot he top as shown. $525 HH-1292 Early WWII Camo Helmet with full liner and strap. McCord batch marking. Most likely produced in 1941.
United States Marine Corps XL Helmet w/ cover. The cover at top has some glue residue on it and some light wear from use. ORIGINAL - WWII / KOREA - USMC M1 HELMET WITH COVER - US MARINE CORPS WW2. Very solid Westinghouse Liner with Khaki webbing. The steel pot has quite a few dents/dings on top but is otherwise very. The two piece camouflaged uniform was based on the USMC’s P41 Utilities, but fully reversible with a dominant green color scheme for jungle and a brown scheme for beach environments. To top this combat uniform a reversible helmet cover was designed. Made from the same camouflage material as the fatigues, this cover was made to fit the M1 helmet.
US FS #29 - The shell is an original WWII Schleuter swivel bail with a front seam stainless steel band. The Schleuter ‘S’stamp is located inside the bill along side the heat stamp which is difficult to read. There is a faint 7 and a clear 6. The shell is coloured a lighter shade of factory applied olive drab, the paint being in fair to good condition inside and out. Could this be a Korean War repaint, I don’t know. But there is no doubt the shell is WWII vintage and the visible texture is WWII cork and not Korean sand/grit. Most of the textured finish is worn off except for around the rim.
The shell has a couple of slight dints around the crown but no stress cracks. The liner is an original, WWII, high pressure type manufactured by IMP (International Molded Plastics Inc). The IMP logo (a little man in an oval) is visible in the crown with the number 6. On the outside is the original factory olive-drab paint in good condition. The inside is in as new condition. The original factory, single weave, webbing with blackened brass hardware is in pristine condition.
The webbing is stamped ‘SCHOLL’. Liners made by IMP are pretty scarce in my experience. The sweatband is an original that I had in stock while the neck band and leather chinstrap are replacements. The shell chinstrap is a Olive Drab 3 replacement stitched per originals onto the bails.The USMC cover is definitely an original and is of Korean War vintage.
This piece is worn and weathered. It’s damage around the crown is indicative of being on a helmet when it has been dropped; the holes for the chinstrap to pass through are enlarged and frayed and there are other holes stains and rust marks. An EGA mark is barely visible on the brown side and my imagination tells me there might be one on the green side.
There is a maker’s stamp on one of the tongues on the brown side which reads as – COVER HELMET CAMOUFLAGE – BLUE ANCHOR OVERALL CO INC – TAP 1424 29 APRIL 1953.This stamp is hard to read in places so I have been able to piece it all together from a legible original. There is a name penned on the green side that looks like TH MILLER and another on the brown side that looks like KM WALL (the initials are unclear). This is splendid set with a fantastic liner $620 AUD. US FB FS #4 - The shell is an original WWII McCord with a front seam, stainless steel band with fixed bails. The heat stamp is 268A and is located inside the front of the shell.
The original paint is 98% inside and out along with the outer textured finish. As would be expected much of the paint is gone on the stainless steel band. There is a slight crease (dint) on the right rear of the crown. There are four stress cracks along the rear lower edge of the shell. The liner is an original, WWII, high pressure Firestone brand. It has the Firestone logo inside the crown along with F7. The outside appears never to have been painted.
The original WW2 OD3 webbing is of triple weave and is marked VF for Vogt Manufacturing Company and Firestone Liner. The neck strap is marked is of single weave and marked B.S. Co for the Bates Shoe Co. The leather chinstrap is a salvaged original. The hardware is black painted brass.
There is a 35mm crack at the left rear which has been stabilized with epoxy resin from the inside. The sweatband is a well worn original named HALL. The shell chinstrap is an Olive Drab 3 replacement stitched per originals onto the bails.The USMC cover is definitely an original and is of Korean War vintage.
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This piece is only a little worn and weathered. It only has minor damage around where it seats on the rim of the helmet and a few small scars. There are a few rust marks on the brown side. The EGA marks are clearly visible on both sides but appear to be stamped on what would be the rear side if the cover is installed correctly. There is a maker’s stamp on one of the tongues on the inside which reads as – COVER HELMET CAMOUFLAGE – BLUE ANCHOR OVERALL CO INC – TAP 1424 29 APRIL 1953. Someone has clearly tried to burn out the maker stamp - idiot.
Probably in the hope of faking it as a WWII cover and not Korean. US FS #30 - The shell is an original WWII McCord with a front seam, stainless steel band and swivel bales. The crown was badly dinted and has been panel beaten and filled. There is one stress crack at the right rear and the heat stamp is 845C. There was no paint on the shell to speak of. The shell has been painted in dark olive-drab and is textured on the outside.
The liner is an original, high pressure type made by Firestone. The Firestone logo and the number 26 can be found inside the dome. The inside surface was in a grubby condition and has been wiped out while the outer surface has still retains the olive-drab paint it had when I received it. This paint is scuffed and worn but I thought I would leave it as is.
The edge has four cracks which I have stabilized with epoxy resin. The webbing, neck strap and sweatband are all original. They are in a well worn conditions but stable enough to last. The webbing is of single weave and no maker marks are evident. On the right side is the name STANLEY ESMUND and the service number RA11220769. The leather chinstrap is a replacement.
The shell chinstrap is an Olive Drab #3 replacement stitched per originals onto the bails. The USMC cover is definitely an original and is of Korean War vintage. This piece is in fair to good condition. It has a wear line where it would sit over the helmet edge and the slits made for the chinstrap are torn out a bit. I have sewn up the chinstrap slits and recut them as the existing ones were incorrectly placed.
Other than that it is in nice shape. The EGA marks are faint but visible on the green and brown sides. There is a maker’s stamp on one of the tongues on the inside which reads as – COVER HELMET CAMOUFLAGE – BLUE ANCHOR OVERALL CO INC – TAP 1424 29 APRIL 1953. On the brown side near the EGA, there is faint mark that reads J8 in 20mm letters. US FS #37 - The shell is an original WWII McCord with a front seam, stainless steel band with swivel bails. The heat stamp is 815B and is located inside the front of the shell.
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The original paint is 98% inside and out along with the outer textured finish. There is even quite a bit of paint still on the stainless steel band.
The shell’s original olive drab 3 chinstrap with steel hardware, is still present. The liner is an original, WWII, high pressure Westinghouse brand. It has the Westinghouse logo inside the crown along with the number 12. The outside surface still retains 100% of its original dark olive drab paint in only a slight weathered condition.
M1 Helmet Usmc Covers
The original WW2 OD3 webbing is of single weave and in slightly soiled condition. No maker marks are evident. The neck strap is of single weave and unmarked (I have had to repair one end of the neck strap webbing). The leather chinstrap is an original, no marks evident.
The hardware is black painted steel. The sweatband is triple weave, no maker marks evident.
The USMC cover is definitely an original and is of Korean War vintage and has the buttonhole type foliage slits. This piece is slightly worn and weathered. It only has minor assorted holes and rust marks and is fairly clean.
The slits made to accommodate the chinstrap are torn and enlarged. The EGA stencils are clearly visible on both sides but appear to be stamped on what would be the rear side if the cover is installed correctly. There is a faint maker’s stamp on one of the tongues on the inside which reads as – COVER HELMET CAMOUFLAGE – BLUE ANCHOR OVERALL CO INC – TAP 1424 29 APRIL 1953. The helmet shell and liner are an original. US FS #38 - The shell is an original WWII McCord with a front seam, stainless steel band and swivel bails.
The heat stamp is there but hard to read. The shell appears to have its WWII factory paint on the inside and perhaps a Korean repaint on the outer. Korean vintage paint is indicated by the fine grit texture instead of the WW11 cork texture. An original OD7 chinstrap set was present and has been retained. The buckle is stamped with a small anchor.
The liner is an original, high pressure type double marked as CAPAC and Westinghouse. The Westinghouse symbol can be found surmounting the number 13 D. Below this again is the CAPAC cross with the numbers 5 and 1 on either side. It is a Korean War era liner and the combination of makers was a merger of manufacturers 1951 – 53. The outer surface of the liner retains its original olive drab with a light texture. This paint is stained and weathered.
The original webbing suspension is OD7 (green) and is of single weave. I had to replace one of the web suspension mounting rivets which was missing. The neck strap is an original but not to this liner while the sweatband came with the helmet and by the OD3 colour is of WW2 vintage; it is maker marked though it is difficult to read. The leather chinstrap is of WW2 vintage, it is a perfect gem in ‘unissued original’.
It is marked with a small anchor under the lever and is ink marked 5 on the rough side. The USMC cover is definitely an original and is of Korean War vintage. As usual this cover was sourced from the US. This piece is a little worn, weathered and discoloured. The slits where the helmet chinstraps pass through are a little torn out but this is not evident when the cover is on the helmet. The EGA mark is visible on the ‘beach’ side but is faded out on the ‘jungle’ side.
There is a maker’s stamp on one of the tongues on the ‘beach’ side – COVER HELMET CAMOUFLAGE – BLUE ANCHOR OVERALL CO INC – TAP 1424 29 APRIL 1953. Overall the cover is in good solid condition.
This complete USMC version of the M-1 helmet took about a year and half to complete. My overall goal is to always build out a complete helmet using new old stock (NOS) or minty components.
This is the best USMC M-1 Helmet I’ve been able to put together to represent the Korean War / Early 1960’s era.The most important component you have to track down when you start building a USMC M-1 Helmet is the Korean War cover. Finding a mint example happens from time-to-time. I was very fortunate to find one in May of 2017.This particular example has an extremely strong contractor mark still visible. I have one other USMC cover from 1953, but the contractor markings are smudged and I am unable to see the contract in clear view like this example.The next part of the project involved tracking down a clean steel pot and helmet liner. I choose to go with the earlier OD green A frame hardware and used at 1951 dated CAPAC liner. This liner is one of the nicest examples I’ve had.
There are probably more black A frame examples available as NOS or mint, but this one truly turned out to be better than described when it was purchased.This particular M-1 helmet liner produced during the Korean War is a great example of how WWII production and design carried over into the early 1950’s. If you collect WWII M-1 helmets you will immediately see the similarities to 1950’s production and design. One of the easiest items to track down, even in 2017, are the steel pots from the early 1950’s. These steel pots were never sought after and most army navy surplus dealers would have cared less about what era a particular helmet was front if it had post WWII hardware with swivel bales. You can still find these steel post for as low as $10.00 to $35.00 in the US when you shop around at everything from an flea market to a militaria show. There’s just not a ton of interest, but that will change over time.If you happen to find one of these grab it if the price is reasonable. They have never been plentiful on the surplus market and will only get harder to find.
This example has the early OD green hardware, swivel bales, rear seam and sand finish. This is a difference you start to see in the 1950’s steel pots. Cork was used during WWII, this pot is a good example and I’ve tried to take several photos to show you the finish up close. The rest of the project is all about the internal parts used with the M-1 helmet liner.
There are three main items you have to track down and you should do you best to find the correct version for your liner. If you want all OD green hardware then do your best to find those examples. I try to be patient and always remember whatever you are looking for is out there, you just have to wait for it. Sometimes the hunt is as more fun than the get. A lot of hard work goes into putting these helmets together and I try to remember that. At the end it looks easy, but gathering and hunting for the right part is what makes this fun.
You also learn a ton from other people looking for the same things.Here are the helmet liner parts I tracked down and added to the 1951 CAPAC liner. Chinstrap: Korean War era M-1 helmet liner leather chinstrap with the unmarked flat buckle cam. Thanks Matt for the detailed and step by step explaination on each part.As many years as I have collected, the little details on pots, liners, and OD vs black pieces still baffle me.The bales are easy, but the internal hardware of liners make me crazy.A lot are dry rotted out and I rip the guts out and strip the liners back to original but then have to get parts etc rebuild them.Between paint and parts, it becomes a pain and I just pass on 90% of the ones I see due to issues and no desire to rehab them.The cover is excellent, nice find in mint!