#25318
05/26/2009 04:58 PM
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i bought a front seem m1 helmet today and the liner has some features i have not seen before the A fixings are held on with brass nuts the nape strap has no popers and i have not seen the 1955 ,a date?, AB 6 makers mark before can anyone tell me if this is a ww2 or later liner and who the maker was
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#25324
05/26/2009 11:05 PM
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Out of the 50 or so wwii liners I had I never had the one with a vb or ab logo. There was 9 manufactures of wwii liners. Actually ten but hickok decided to cancel it's contract to make liners.
Inland Manufacturing of gm made about 1000000 Westinghouse made 1000000 Mine Safety 384000 St Clair Rubber Company 450000 Capac 600000 Firestone 750000 Hood Rubber 200000 International Molded Plastics 160000 Seaman Paper Company 400000
Now I had westinghouse, mining safety, capac, and firestone liners before. But I am never had the others.
This should help narrow it down.
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#25325
05/27/2009 02:23 AM
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The 1955 is the Mfgr. date. Not sure who the maker is.
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#25326
05/27/2009 12:03 PM
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thanks i thought production of m1 liners stoped in 1945 and when recomensed the lining webbing and the way the chin strap atached changed? nick
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#25327
05/27/2009 03:04 PM
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it also has the eyelet vent hole at the front which i thought was a discontinued after 1945??
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#25328
05/27/2009 04:12 PM
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helmet liners were continued to be made into the late 1950's,,,Westinghouse,Micarta and Capac continued the manufacture.In 1958,duck cloth was replaced by Nylon,although duck cloth liners continued to be made until supplies of the cloth were exhausted,,the eyelet hole was dispensed with in 1958 also,,,hope this helps,,,Robert
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05/27/2009 06:29 PM
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thanks robert any idea who the maker is and is the 1955 definitely the year of manufacture? nick
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