US Korean War Battle Damaged Airborne M1C Helmet & Liner
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $395.00

Original era manufacture. This helmet was found by a friend of ours while driving by a local estate/garage sale. According to our friend, he asked the people holding the sale if there were any military items available. The lady thought a moment, and said she didn't think so, but her husband spoke up about an old army hat in the garage. So in the husband goes, rummages around in a storage cabinet and emerges with this helmet in hand. The wife saw it and exclaimed, Oh that! My Dad used to tease me, saying if it weren't for that helmet I wouldn't be here. Our friend pressed her for details about her Father's service and was told he served with the Paratroops in Korea. She said she couldn't remember much about his service but did remember that his unit had a funny name. Our friend (being an army vet and collector himself) asked, was it Rakkasan? Our Lady replied, yes, that's what it sounded like. Our friend then asked if he could write down her father's name and a bit of history about him and would she sign it? The husband then came running back out of the garage saying, we're not signing anything! Our friend paid the lady what she wanted and left. So no name accompanies this great old helmet.Standard WWII style M1 helmet with a reflective edge and seamed in back. The chinstraps have the T-1 connectors allowing for easy replacement/repair in the field. The left front of the helmet shows a rather dramaticbullet or shrapnelstrike in the steel. It didn't penetrate the helmet shell but it was a solid hit nonetheless. The Westinghouse marked liner (no front grommet) has a corresponding indentation, which in its case, resulted in a hole being punched through the liners surface. No doubt our Paratrooper had a severe headache after this incident. The helmet is complete and is quite dramatic visually.