M1 Helmet with insignia "95"

Jalabert · #1 (**permalink**) March 28th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Hello, all!

First, I'm french, so sorry for my bad english.

I have a helmet with insignia (see photos). Between french collectors, we are unable to determine the origin of this insignia.
Maybe you have an answer to give us!

Thanks in advance.

Slipdigit · #2 (**permalink**) March 28th, 2008, 05:28 PM

Is the seam on the rim in the front or the back? It looks like the back in the picture.

I have my suspicions that the 95 is something local and will have not discernable significance, or at least can be discovered.

Hufflepuff · #3 (**permalink**) March 28th, 2008, 05:47 PM

I frequently see numbers like this hand-painted on American paratroopers' helmets, but not in a stenciled pattern, like this.

Sorry mate, more research is needed on my front.

Jalabert · #4 (**permalink**) March 28th, 2008, 05:53 PM

The seam is in the front!

I was thinking about a helmet for the USN, although it is painted green ... The number 95 is painted in yellow on a blue square (little discernible).

Jalabert · #5 (**permalink**) March 28th, 2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hufflepuff

I frequently see numbers like this hand-painted on American paratroopers' helmets, but not in a stenciled pattern, like this.

Sorry mate, more research is needed on my front.

The helmet is a former fixed bails (see pictures) and jugular were changed. The idea of a paratrooper helmet may not be bad. That would mean 95 in this case?

Thanks!