Be the first to comment nobody's responded to this post yet. Web this heat stamp chart was put together on a lot of assumption & speculation. Web this guide will help identify the manufacture stamps of the hood rubber company, st clair liner, capac manufacturing, firestone tire and rubber company, inland manufacturing division, international molded plastics, inc, (imp), mine safety appliance (msa), seaman paper company, westinghouse electric company and various korean. Below is a graph of mccord's actual 1944 m1 helmet totals based on ordnance department reporting. Stampings helmets include 404, 501, 502, 503, 504, 507, 531, 541, 601, 602, 603, 608, 609, 623, 626, 629, 608, 609, 632, 635, 692, 693, 701, 702, 723, 734.
The current chart is for mccord helmets only. Web in particular i’m interested in “anomolous” heat stamp numbers i.e. The book helmets of the eto includes a chart to date mccord manufactured helmets, however the information is copyrighted. I understand that at the moment there isn't a heat stamp chart for schlueter helmet production as there is for mccords.
To suggest a possible explanation i created the following diagram. Helmets of the eto by regis giard and frederic blais. This chart is approximate only but, it will get you within a few months time of manufacture.
Is there some sort of chart ava. Web this guide will help identify the manufacture stamps of the hood rubber company, st clair liner, capac manufacturing, firestone tire and rubber company, inland manufacturing division, international molded plastics, inc, (imp), mine safety appliance (msa), seaman paper company, westinghouse electric company and various korean. I hope it helps illustrate how such anomolies could have made it into regularly issued m1 helmets. Web an alpha/numerical stamp is located on the lower inside front of the helmet where the helmet flares out to the rim. Below is a graph of mccord's actual 1944 m1 helmet totals based on ordnance department reporting.
Top 44% rank by size. We also noted that three helmets (numbers 18, 24, and 29) were manufactured by schlueter manufacturing company of st. This can be found on the rims.
Web In Particular I’m Interested In “Anomolous” Heat Stamp Numbers I.e.
Web there are 2 recognized manufacturers, mccord radiator and schlueter. Mccord radiator heat stamps end at 1300 iirc, look up mccord radiator heat stamps m1 helmet and youll pull up a chart that should get you down to the exact month. Web there is a dating chart based on the heat stamp number used by mccord found in the book: Since this chart is found in the book, it has international copyrights.
Schlueter Heat Stamps Have An S Added To The Heat Stamp To Clarify.
You could wine and dine a schleuter, but i can tell you from experience that they don't make for good conversation. Is there any way to date a us schluter helmet? Web steel and kevlar helmets. The stamp can be hard to see but can identify maker and approximate year of manufacture.
The Book Helmets Of The Eto Includes A Chart To Date Mccord Manufactured Helmets, However The Information Is Copyrighted.
More posts you may like r/m1helmet. A for first lift, c for third lift, etc. I have found it to be flawed with certain heat stamp numbers which are supposed to be, late war numbers, showing up on early war fixed loop helmets and a early war number showing up on a late war swivel loop helmet. Top 44% rank by size.
Stampings Helmets Include 404, 501, 502, 503, 504, 507, 531, 541, 601, 602, 603, 608, 609, 623, 626, 629, 608, 609, 632, 635, 692, 693, 701, 702, 723, 734.
I'm wondering if anyone has a rough idea of the range of numbers used? Trying to find the mccord m1 shell transition ranges for fixed/movable loops, stainless steel/manganese rims and front/rear seam. Helmets of the eto by regis giard and frederic blais. Web can't reall if the 863/865 heat stamp number coincide with swivel chin strap loops, but if they are fixed loop helmets, it would put to rest any argument for the possibility of swivel loop m1 helmets being used on dday, or in any significant capacity.
Web an alpha/numerical stamp is located on the lower inside front of the helmet where the helmet flares out to the rim. This chart is approximate only but, it will get you within a few months time of manufacture. The current chart is for mccord helmets only. Schlueter heat stamps have an s added to the heat stamp to clarify. Helmets of the eto by regis giard and frederic blais.