Differences of World War 2 helmets and Vietnam War era helmets?

Answer 1

The M-1 Steel helmet has a stripe of metal rolled over the edge of the bottom of the helmet. The helmets made during WW2 had this edge strip meet at a seam in the FRONT of the helmet. All Vietname era helmets was made so the seam was in the rear. However, the problem is that this change in manufacture was begun during WW2 so some WW2-era helmets also have the seam in the rear.

That is much as I know. There are some new books available that describe all the details of helmets and their Liners and the many variations.

"A History of the M-1 Helmet in World War II" by Mark A. Reynosa, Publisher Schiffer

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The helmet we wore in Vietnam is identical to the ones worn in WWII and Korea. They consisted of a composite "helmet liner" and a "steel pot." The reason they look different is the cover. In Vietnam, we had a cloth 'leaf green' pattern cover over the helmet. The 'kevlar' helmet was introduced in the early 1980's.

The helmet we wore in Vietnam is identical to the ones worn in WWII and Korea. They consisted of a composite "helmet liner" and a "steel pot." The reason they look different is the cover. In Vietnam, we had a cloth 'leaf green' pattern cover over the helmet. The 'kevlar' helmet was introduced in the early 1980's.

Answeralso some world war two helmets with front seam had fixed bales and rear seam helmets had swivel bales. the bail is what the chinstrap attacthes to. the chinstraps are different to.