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I ask your kind opinion on my helmet M1 with friezes Red Cross. The shell is a front seam, fixed bail, lot nr. 112A that, for a McCord, dates back to March 1942. The exterior features four friezes of the Red Cross edged in black with a diameter of about 6 cm (smaller than usual to make it harder to detect by the enemy?).
The liner is branded "Inland 49" fiber, with rayon headband type Hawley (transitional?) And on a piece of hemp is written the number B-48621. A-steel washers of the first type. Chinstrap liner and headband with bushes "United Carr". I found any picture on the web, dated October 6, 1944, entitled: "A US medic tends Germans on the Italian front". Giovanni

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I would like an opinion of the friends of the forum and of the experts on this my helmet USA M1 Military Police. The shell has is front seam et swivel bail, then surely WW2, but I see no lot number.
On the front there are the classic letters MP surmounted by the symbol First Army.
The chinstrap has industrial stitching and brass bushings.
The liner is WW2, it was widely used because it has straps and skin of the headband quite dirty.
Outside the liner it is painted white, and the paint has partially sfogliata.
The liner chinstrap is painted white on the outside and has studs "United Carr".
The liner is manufactured by International Molden Plastic Inc. (IMP).
I thank in advance all those who dedicate themselves to the helmet a little of their time, best regards from Italy, Giovanni

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Hi all. New to the forum. Just been offered a Richard herder as dagger but not sure if it’s the genuine article. Will put up a few pictures for you to cast your expert eyes over and give me your opinions if you wouldn’t mind. Thanks in advance

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These are my two helmets Soviet SSh39. There are no dates, but the stamp in a star with the deposit number to which the helmet had been assigned. The lot is respectively 2-2306 and 3-6159. The liner, held by three rivet is of the type normally mounted on SSh40. It will be a very welcome yours opinion, especially on the dating of the two helmets. I would like to know if they are genuine and not fake. Thank you, Regards, Giovanni

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