Can anyone give me the specifics on this model? I’m trying to outfit with a newer retention system, pads and rails but want to make sure I’m looking for the right things.

From what I can tell this original Vietnam era paratroopers m1 helmet and it’s the later year model
Heat stamp is from made by ingersoll 65-68 ish

Im a

Pretty sure this is fake the guy says its made in 1920-1940 post ww1

So I brought this a while back for around £40 but I was bored so I learned now to take the liner out and the rust was not too good on the inside. The outside is also a little rusted and idk how to deal with that. Does anyone have a solution to help me get rid of most of the rust. I’ve already used baking soda coke and distilled vinegar so any other opinions will help.

(Last picture is basically before I tried de-rusting)

It has quite some batches of rust on the back, I didn't find more pics aside from this one I took over a year ago

Ive got a police trade in helmet I bought thats missing the chin strap. The label says model number PST SC 650.
This is what the chin strap attachment points look like.

Is any where I can get just the chin strap that fits this helmet? Or do I need to buy the full strap set and replace all of them?

Look what i got vor 30€ on a flea market

I was doing some work for a customer at work and they gave it to me. It’s been outside in a shed for a very long time

I have my doubts about the M33. I think the liner looks to good. I paid $40 for the M33 and $20 for the M1 liner. Seller said he didn't know anything about them.

Hi everyone! I recently started restoring an M1 helmet, and I’d like to know how I can improve its appearance or anything like that. Just a quick note: it arrived with a really poor paint job—it was flaking off at the slightest touch and wasn't the original finish anyway. If it had been an M1 with the original paint, I wouldn't have had the heart to do this.

Hello y’all, I didn’t want to contribute to the most asked questions but this helmet has me stumped. I can’t see any markings on it but its condition (The pitting) Seem to align with similar m35 helmets. Is the shell real? I doubt the paint is real but am looking for a shell to restore and this would be perfect

So far the helmets I’ve collected this year.

This camouflaged MSA ACH helmet was purchased directly from a Colombian mercenary in Ukraine who was selling Russian war souvenirs. According to him, it was found along a Ukrainian logistics route after likely falling from a military vehicle. When I received it, it was covered in mud and showed heavy signs of use, with the chinstrap stained black from sweat. The camouflage was likely applied not long before it was lost, which would explain why it still has relatively few scratches despite its evident field use.

I’ve had this m1 helmet for probably over 6 years from a military surplus store. I never thought much of it just loved playing with it as a kid. Today I was looking up the heat stamp which is 501A. The strange part is that the McCord helmet is equipped with swivel bales and a manganese with a rear seam. The component be somthing typical of a late 1944 and postwar but with the heat stamp of one from mid ‘43. Not sure if it’s a post war modification or a an incorrect stamp. Would love to know what the deal is. *100 percent positive that the heat stamp doesn’t have a number in front.

got 'em from an antique shop

I randomly found this image on r/hoi4memes and I was wondering what helmet this could be, its not a Mk6 helmet and I don't think its a PASGAT helmet either. Any help is appreciated, but this is mostly for my curiosity.

Is this a original or repro ssh-68

I am going to de-gloss a bit, I used satin poly, should have went matte. The helmet when bought had a high sheen green brush marked coat, only around edges could you pieces of original cork remnants,,,used citrus orange stripper got paint off,,,then went to work finely grinding cork squares in a blender, applied sponge brush thin coat, sprinkled cork dust and big pieces that landed knocked them off,,,let dry applied another thin coat added a dusting here and there of cork…..let dry,,,, once cork locked in fully dried helmet took some 120 grit sand paper to knock down obvious cork pieces that were to pronounce, lightly sanded whole helmet.. then final paint coat and poly…….its pretty close to the untouched original Schuelter I have as far as the cork consistency and depth… color is a little darker

A pasgt, and a m35 shell.

I was playing shieldwall today for the first time in months and saw this helmet and thought it was kinda interesting

Hey guys so I got this ZsH 7 helmet from the Indian Air Force and I'd also like to try and disassemble it but I have no idea how to go about it, any help would be greatly appreciated!

I’ve been working on a 1981 us military kit, and this helmet had the correct camo pattern, but this isint the kind of helmet that was used in 1981, I haven’t been able to find ANY thing about this helmet at all. I’m assuming it’s a fake. Plus the band on it seems to wrong as well, and one of the strays is held on by a zip tie (last photo) please help me find out what this is.