The helmet looks so much like a M1, the chinstraps even look like pre 1973 T1 chinstraps.
Im trying to figure out if the padding is throwing it off but it looks like the helmet is flat on the top. Most m1 helmets are almost perfectly round. Still hunting away
Now that you mention it, it appears that way to me too. Even the Lego helmet is flat at the top. I don't think the padding is thick enough to flatten it out as much as it is.
Tough to say if it is flat, or if the combination of the padding and the front armor piece change the profile. I've looked at my M1 helmet and it looks plausible.
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Throwing my 2 cents in for the M1 helmet.
Reading about the helmet, there was this picture of one with fabric over:
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The middle soldier's helmet looks pretty similar to the Rouge helmet
I think it would also make sense for the production to reuse helmets from previous war movies that are available to them. Rather than hunt for some new ones and waste their budget.
bingo! you got it! thats exactly what i was looking for, great find!! i was thinking the padding on the R1 helmet made it look more flat, look how thin that fabric is on that M1 and what a different shape it makes
excellent find!
Vietnam era to end of M1 production did have a lower profile dome than WW2 M1s. I'm kind of hoping it will end up being the M1, I have 8 that I need to do something with.
So it IS the padding that makes the R1 helmet look flat?
Vietnam era to end of M1 production did have a lower profile dome than WW2 M1s. I'm kind of hoping it will end up being the M1, I have 8 that I need to do something with.
I also second the M1, here is one with a Korean helmet cover that is similar in pattern to the helmet in R1, especially from the front it gives it a bit of a flatter look
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also good for reference for making a pattern
you dont happen to have any flat tops do ya? if so mind sharing some pics for comparison?!
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OOOHHH! ITS GOTTA BE THE M1!! look at that!! even the rim looks correct!!
Awesome. Now we need to figure out if that is the cover they used, what the black visor thing is, identify the straps, and find what the ribbed sections are. I love new finds like this
Quick thing I just found. It looks like they used an original liner
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They're exactly like Vietnam movies. I definitely need to get one