M1 helmet question

[Jeeper704]

Please not the difference;

 

Rear seam, fix bale helmets; used from August - September 1944 ETO (MTO maybe even a little later);

 

and

 

Rear seam, swivel bale helmets; in my opinion never used in WWII, only from around August - September 1945 (or even later).

 

What me personally is concerned;

If I want to make a D-Day display, I'd go for a front seam, fix bale helmet.

If I want a The Bulge display, I might go for a front seam, swivel bale helmet but I would prefer a front seam, fix bale helmet.

And if I would go for a Germany 1945 display, I might go for a front seam, swivel bale helmet.

 

In either case, I don't think it would have mattered to the GI what type his helmet was.

As long as it kept his head safe!

 

Erwin