A356
Hood Rubber low pressure composition liner has 80% period repainted OD finish which is flaking on one side; interior
has light olive web suspension with snap-in nape strap and clip-in sweatband. Removable liner chinstrap is the correct
pattern, but a post-war production example with the blackened cam buckle. Crown has silver embossed "HR" maker's
logo. Liner is in excellent condition, without any of the normal edge damage that we often find in the early low
pressure fiber liners. II+
$365
WWII Hood Rubber Liner for M1 Helmet
A357
St. Clair company low-pressure molded fiber liner has early transitional suspension; light olive web with snap-in gray
rayon and brown leather sweatband, gray nape strap, and original removable brown leather liner chinstrap with frame
buckle. Interior of the crown has yellow stamped "SC" trademark of the St. Clair Rubber Company of Maryville,
Michigan. Exterior has 95% olive drab finish; edges are also quite nice without the usual fractures that are found on
these. One snap fitting on the sweatband has pulled loose, otherwise a premium example. II+
$395
WWII St. Clair M1 Helmet Liner
A358
St. Clair company low-pressure molded fiber liner has early transitional suspension; light olive web with snap-in gray
rayon and brown leather sweatband, olive nape strap, and original non-removable brown leather liner chinstrap with
frame buckle. Interior of the crown has yellow stamped "SC" trademark of the St. Clair Rubber Company of
Maryville, Michigan. Exterior has 90% olive drab finish with just a few normal light scratches and scrapes; edges are
also quite nice without the usual fractures that are found on these. Premium example. II
$385
WWII St. Clair M1 Helmet Liner
A359
Early production M1 helmet has fixed chinstrap loops with light olive web chinstraps; retains ~85% textured olive
drab finish blending with patina in worn areas. Obverse has attached metal Major rank insignia; reverse has vertical
leadership stripe executed in white medical tape (as we have observed on helmets many times.) Interior has the scarce
Hood Rubber low pressure composition liner; retains 90% light olive drab finish. Interior has light olive web
suspension with snap-in nape strap and clip-in black oilcloth sweatband as is sometimes seen in Hood liners.
Removable brown leather liner chinstrap has traces of olive paint on the cam buckle. Liner is in excellent condition,
without any of the normal edge damage that we often find in the early low pressure fiber liners, and well-marked with
silver "H.R." stamp in the crown. Excellent set, II+
$795
WWII Major's M1 Helmet with Hood Rubber Liner
A360
Fixed loop M1 helmet retains 70% textured olive drab finish with white painted band and "MP" designation in the
front. Crown has one shallow dent. Flexible chinstrap loops have light olive web chinstraps, and the brim has front
weld seam. Firestone liner has dark green / black painted finish, of which 75% remains, with olive drab showing
through in the worn areas. The liner is marked in the same manner as the helmet, with a white painted band and "MP"
in the front. The first two inches of the liner interior has the same paint from the exterior. Has light olive web
suspension including nape strap and brown leather sweatband marked with initial and partial service number. Worn but
intact brown leather liner chinstrap has the black cam buckle. Interior of the crown has Firestone maker's logo. Worn
and stained, but a good original helmet. As this is a very dangerous arena these days to risk investment on helmets
that do not have extensive provenance, we had our friend Scott Stevens of the Advanced Pots Forum look it over in
person. Scott's conclusion was "I have no reason to suspect that this set is anything other than a legitimate WWII era
helmet and liner." The full details of his analysis are in a letter that we include with the helmet. II
$695
WWII Military Police MP Marked Helmet & Liner
A361
Flexible loop M1 helmet has brim with front weld seam, has olive drab period repainted finish with white band
encircling the lower crown and "MP" on the front. Dark olive web chinstraps. Lacks liner. One must always be
cautious about painted helmets, of course, so when this one popped up in a good friend's collection, I asked him about
it's history before deciding to include it in the catalog. He informed me that he acquired this, along with a prop WWII
German uniform and WWII Japanese uniform (sadly made from what had been an original WWI British P07 service
dress tunic!) from an Army Training Film unit when they were disposing of surplus property in the early 1960's. So,
did this "MP" helmet serve in WWII? Yes.. but on the head of a soldier / actor, and not an actual MP. II
$245
WWII MP Painted M1 Helmet: Army Training Film Prop
A362
Mine Safety Appliances 'Skullgard' hard hat retains 85% painted finish; gray overall, but with faux visor adorned by
gold oakleaves, gold chinstrap, and black band with gold and silver Navy officer emblem. Has "SUPPLY OFFICER"
above the insignia, and calligraphic designation "Capt. G.M. Brydon (S.C.) U.S.N." on the band. Interior has MSA
liner suspension intact. Has wear with finish loss on the black portion of the faux visor in the front. Captain George
MacLaren Brydon Jr. was a graduate of the Naval Academy, class of 1924. During WWII, as an officer in the 5th
Special Naval Construction Battalion, he established the Naval Supply Depot at Adak, Alaska, and was commanding
officer of aviation supply depots in Norfolk, Hawaii, and Alameda, CA, as well as the Naval Medical Supply Depot in
Brooklyn. I am not sure of his promotion date to Captain, but did find him listed as "Captain" on the May 14, 1944
passenger list of the USS Spica AK16, a Sirus-class cargo ship built in 1919, departing Seattle for an unspecified
destination (most likely Dutch Harbor.) Captain Brydon, and AK16 as well, for that matter, were critically important
in maintaining supplies to the Aleutian Island chain. Great nonstandard helmet! II
$485
WWII Navy Captain's Elaborately Painted Hard Hat
A363
Nice original helmet from the collection of one of our best pals. M1 helmet has fixed chinstrap loops with light olive
web chinstraps and brim with front weld seam. Has 75% original olive drab textured finish blending with patina on the
worn areas; with white painted Ensign rank insignia over two-inch wide gray band painted around the body of the
helmet with "U.S.N." designation in a gap in that band at the front of the helmet. Our friend informs me that when he
acquired the helmet it had no liner. He found a perfect candidate to complete the helmet; a Capac high pressure
composition liner which retains 80% battleship gray Navy painted finish on the exterior. Interior has heavily worn
and sweat-stained light olive web suspension with leather sweatband, liner chinstrap, and is missing the nape strap. Has
damage and wear giving it great character, and without his honest disclosure, anyone would have easily assumed that
this liner and helmet had always been together. Several examples of NCDU painted helmets appear in Jon Gawne's
excellent reference "Spearheading D-Day", with a period photo on page 153 of two NCDU officers wearing their
painted helmets in a photo taken of them after the Normandy landing, while preparing for the invasion of Southern
France. Perfect addition to any D-Day display. II
$5500
WWII Navy Combat Demolition Unit Ensign's Painted M1 Helmet
