You got lucky on that Paratrooper helmet liner. I should have got one when they were cheap. One dude I jumped with at my Airborne Reunion had one. I kind of noticed that he had his M1 with the parachutist liner. He didn't have his throat strap on tight. I should have said something but I didn't know the guy well and the Jump Master my old platoon buddy should have noticed during Jump Master's Pre-Inspection. He jumped on the same stick with me on the same plane. When he jumped after I had gone out the door. He lost his helmet. LOL! He told me he bought the complete M1C Vietnam era parachutist helmet for $75.00. I later told him that I had went through Airborne School and jumped with the M1C helmet and my buddy the Jump Master had too before the Kevlar PASGT Paratrooper configuration helmet. Too bad he lost his helmet. That day I jumped with a more modern Kevlar MICH helmet which can be used by both regular soldiers or paratroopers with no special modifications. Everything has to be tight prior to jumping out the door with the M1C. The problem with the M1C was the throat strap. It would choke you the whole time when you are sitting for hours or long ass minutes waiting to jump. The sweat over time and many cleanings would weaken the canvas straps. They never made the throat straps in nylon for safety reasons because they would snap a paratrooper's neck if he didn't have his head fully down into his reserve parachute when exiting and the opening shock will jolt your head back after your parachute opens. That was bullshit. We still got fucked up necks after our parachutes deployed. Keeping your helmet on your Nogen was more important because we had the ground, trees, and other obstacles to deal with when we landed. For a Paratrooper he needs his helmet in combat bottom line. The throat strap was only designed for jumps only, not for infantry combat. Otherwise you will pass out running or marching after you landed. The throat strap was then disconnected when doing regular activities. Love your videos.
Awesome Collection Bud i only have 2 Ingersoll Helmets like to get more i sure like the Vietnam war Era i was born 1964 and i remember watching the BBC live on Vietnam war in 69 to 75 , thumbs up bud
This has to be one of my favorite videos of yours, Jon. I love Vietnam helmets. Especially salty ones that has some original graffiti on it. Nice collection!
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10:59 maybe the Army Repuplic Of Vietnam paint it black for training( they will write number on the helmet ) for example my grandpa was a Vietnamese Troops he training class was in Đồng Đế 1964-65 and after the done the training he was send to DMZ and still wearing the helmet but without number but still have the black paint normally ARVN troops are using these type of black helmet because it fit to the south delta full of Asia black mud that color was like a camouflage in the rice paddy field and rivers and some time they even use those black mud and put on they helmet for camouflage because those black paint helmet are not common like the green paint just like 1-4000 of them are painted black but after 1975 they make a lot of this but replica of course these like I said before even now the normal m1 helmet is 4 dollar but the original black shells in Vietnam are very expensive 200 or 500 dollar ( sorry for too much comment)
My father was over there at the same time as Elvis as a tank mechanic and M48 targeting specialist in the 3rd Armored Div.He said his section passed Elvis's along the road one time and Elvis was a generals driver and gofer not the tank crewman portrayed in his movie. All armor divisions had the triangle blue,yellow,red insignia.This was the Armor School at Fort Knox,KY the USATC was dropped in 1957 and renamed Armor School and the school moved to Fort Benning in 2010.
Which one you referring to,the welded one,the riveted one or the riveted with strap in center? lol Have the 1 of the 1st two. Got the ARVN Ruck or ever see one?.Picked one up back in the early/mid 80's for a few bucks.Great shape except one shoulder strap D-ring attachment point was repaired.That big rivet in the center of the X frame will wear a hole in your back....The ARVN is like the later Tropical but different material and slightly different build. Seen some others over the years but left them go.
awesome video! love that helmet with the skull and rifles on it. from what ive been told rj stampings duct taped small pieces of foam inside their helmets for shipping. so that later one with the tape residue in it is probably one of theirs as well.
Wow I'm in the uk and just starting a vietnam war memorabilia collection and the only helmets we can get are m1 replicas and the are like $60, I would love an original but online they are all about $200 each. Love the video 👍👍👍👍
Austin Eckert I have been collecting for years. I go to antique stores, flea markets, yard sales, estate sales, gun shows, gun stores, I do Facebook, Craigslist, word of mouth... I go on road trips.
+JonBoy09 alright thank you ill go to flea markets around try to see if i can find some hope i can cause i live in a very small town barely has anything if not guess ill use ebay
I wore out a dozen or more DAS 50's covers in the 70-80's. I wouldn't give $10 for any of those helmets,the one I have is a 65 or 67 in nearly 99% condition with liner,straps and cover (no cover strap) for $6. Also have a WW1 German M1917 Stalhhelm that is nearly perfect except one hole for the drawstring in the liner tab.Still all horse hair padding and also a orig cloth cover with no rips,holes or stains. Got some others but those are just 2 of the almost perfect ones.
If it wouldn't be too much trouble would you check to see if you have a shell with the heat stamp 702? (And the first helmet you showed that you said was an ingersol is actually a post Vietnam shell from the 80s. You can tell by the chinstraps with the chincups. Just some friendly advice.)
These helmets were reissued a lot.Many of the shells from the Vietnam War were kept in service for many more years.The helmet he has is probably a Vietnam War era shell that was reissued in the late 70s and 80s with new chinstraps.
on my Vietnam helmet the liner is painted dark green and has psf on both the front and back of it. do u have any idea if that was post war or what? if it supposed ro be their whar does it mean?
Honestly it sounds like it would be a post war repaint. Not sure what the PSF means. It could be a soldiers intials or an ancronym for something else. You might could google it and see what you come up with... Thanks for watching.
I'm going to try to do a video on my Nam collection. I think Vietnam may have been my grandfathers favorite era to collect. Probably because he was in around that time even though thankfully he never went to Nam.
Hello I am french and I am looking to start a collection US periode vietnam but in France finds nothing can you tell me if there exists a site to buy how much costs a beautiful helmet US vietnam a jacket M65 or M107 jungle well on original thank you ...
I think wood land covers not from the 80s I saw a retreating of the US and ARVN in 75 they wear these in there even once I saw a picture in 1973 a ARVN lieutenant wear the same one wood land but I can wrong because they have a rare type before the woodland come out Made from the ARVN paratrooper woodland camo
Do you by any chance have a helmet with "Tim, Timmy, Dupree, or Dippy" written on the helmet. If so please please reply to this comment and tell me. It would be my grandfathers helmet from when he served in the Vietnam War
You got lucky on that Paratrooper helmet liner. I should have got one when they were cheap. One dude I jumped with at my Airborne Reunion had one. I kind of noticed that he had his M1 with the parachutist liner. He didn't have his throat strap on tight. I should have said something but I didn't know the guy well and the Jump Master my old platoon buddy should have noticed during Jump Master's Pre-Inspection. He jumped on the same stick with me on the same plane. When he jumped after I had gone out the door. He lost his helmet. LOL! He told me he bought the complete M1C Vietnam era parachutist helmet for $75.00. I later told him that I had went through Airborne School and jumped with the M1C helmet and my buddy the Jump Master had too before the Kevlar PASGT Paratrooper configuration helmet. Too bad he lost his helmet. That day I jumped with a more modern Kevlar MICH helmet which can be used by both regular soldiers or paratroopers with no special modifications. Everything has to be tight prior to jumping out the door with the M1C. The problem with the M1C was the throat strap. It would choke you the whole time when you are sitting for hours or long ass minutes waiting to jump. The sweat over time and many cleanings would weaken the canvas straps. They never made the throat straps in nylon for safety reasons because they would snap a paratrooper's neck if he didn't have his head fully down into his reserve parachute when exiting and the opening shock will jolt your head back after your parachute opens. That was bullshit. We still got fucked up necks after our parachutes deployed. Keeping your helmet on your Nogen was more important because we had the ground, trees, and other obstacles to deal with when we landed. For a Paratrooper he needs his helmet in combat bottom line. The throat strap was only designed for jumps only, not for infantry combat. Otherwise you will pass out running or marching after you landed. The throat strap was then disconnected when doing regular activities. Love your videos.
You always seem to have great stories and information to share. I appreciate your comments and support. Thank you.
Awesome Collection Bud i only have 2 Ingersoll Helmets like to get more i sure like the Vietnam war Era i was born 1964 and i remember watching the BBC live on Vietnam war in 69 to 75 , thumbs up bud
Thanks for your support
Your welcome Jonathan
This has to be one of my favorite videos of yours, Jon. I love Vietnam helmets. Especially salty ones that has some original graffiti on it. Nice collection!
TheOldBattalionProductions Thanks man. I appreciate it a lot.
You here? lol
I'm everywhere, even after 2 years.
@@garge7676 lol your newest video was with comments off.
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2:28 is an macVsog symbol ( nice and rare helmet )
Thanks for the info
JonBoy09 but someone drawing it wrong way the MAGvSOG just only a skull it not have the dual M16
@@historyrevive5417 some kid that seen the exact pic in a Soldier of Fortune magazine more likely..
10:59 maybe the Army Repuplic Of Vietnam paint it black for training( they will write number on the helmet ) for example my grandpa was a Vietnamese Troops he training class was in Đồng Đế 1964-65 and after the done the training he was send to DMZ and still wearing the helmet but without number but still have the black paint normally ARVN troops are using these type of black helmet because it fit to the south delta full of Asia black mud that color was like a camouflage in the rice paddy field and rivers and some time they even use those black mud and put on they helmet for camouflage because those black paint helmet are not common like the green paint just like 1-4000 of them are painted black but after 1975 they make a lot of this but replica of course these like I said before even now the normal m1 helmet is 4 dollar but the original black shells in Vietnam are very expensive 200 or 500 dollar ( sorry for too much comment)
Thank you for the info.
The DSATC ARMOR liner has the same logo as Elvis Presley’s unit when he served in the Army.
That's cool. Thanks for watching.
My father was over there at the same time as Elvis as a tank mechanic and M48 targeting specialist in the 3rd Armored Div.He said his section passed Elvis's along the road one time and Elvis was a generals driver and gofer not the tank crewman portrayed in his movie.
All armor divisions had the triangle blue,yellow,red insignia.This was the Armor School at Fort Knox,KY the USATC was dropped in 1957 and renamed Armor School and the school moved to Fort Benning in 2010.
Yeah but where is your lightweight rucksack? Or a tropical rucksack
I have some more stuff that I need to add.
Which one you referring to,the welded one,the riveted one or the riveted with strap in center? lol
Have the 1 of the 1st two.
Got the ARVN Ruck or ever see one?.Picked one up back in the early/mid 80's for a few bucks.Great shape except one shoulder strap D-ring attachment point was repaired.That big rivet in the center of the X frame will wear a hole in your back....The ARVN is like the later Tropical but different material and slightly different build.
Seen some others over the years but left them go.
awesome video! love that helmet with the skull and rifles on it.
from what ive been told rj stampings duct taped small pieces of foam inside their helmets for shipping. so that later one with the tape residue in it is probably one of theirs as well.
Thanks for the info. I will take a look at that other helmet again.
Wow I'm in the uk and just starting a vietnam war memorabilia collection and the only helmets we can get are m1 replicas and the are like $60, I would love an original but online they are all about $200 each. Love the video 👍👍👍👍
Dang that's expensive. Hopefully one day you can find some that are reasonably priced. Thanks for watching.
love your helmets man!
Thank you
My only Vietnam item I own is a M1 Helmet with a ERDL helmet cover, it is a really good find though!
That's cool
Where the hell you buying helmets. All ive been looking is ebay and there like 125$ you only spending 40 ? Tell me the secrets
Austin Eckert I have been collecting for years. I go to antique stores, flea markets, yard sales, estate sales, gun shows, gun stores, I do Facebook, Craigslist, word of mouth... I go on road trips.
+JonBoy09 alright thank you ill go to flea markets around try to see if i can find some hope i can cause i live in a very small town barely has anything if not guess ill use ebay
Austin Eckert I have people that are pickers like me who keep an eye out for things that I may be interested in and they will contact me.
Great Vietnam war collection lol omg !!!
Sorry I accidentally redid it again
Bill Turner Thanks
I wore out a dozen or more DAS 50's covers in the 70-80's.
I wouldn't give $10 for any of those helmets,the one I have is a 65 or 67 in nearly 99% condition with liner,straps and cover (no cover strap) for $6.
Also have a WW1 German M1917 Stalhhelm that is nearly perfect except one hole for the drawstring in the liner tab.Still all horse hair padding and also a orig cloth cover with no rips,holes or stains.
Got some others but those are just 2 of the almost perfect ones.
If it wouldn't be too much trouble would you check to see if you have a shell with the heat stamp 702?
(And the first helmet you showed that you said was an ingersol is actually a post Vietnam shell from the 80s. You can tell by the chinstraps with the chincups. Just some friendly advice.)
And you were also correct about the stainless rims.
I will check and let you know.
JonBoy09 Thank you sir!
JonBoy09 I realize I may have been a bit vague, any Vietnam shells with the heat stamp 702. Thanks in advance!
These helmets were reissued a lot.Many of the shells from the Vietnam War were kept in service for many more years.The helmet he has is probably a Vietnam War era shell that was reissued in the late 70s and 80s with new chinstraps.
on my Vietnam helmet the liner is painted dark green and has psf on both the front and back of it. do u have any idea if that was post war or what? if it supposed ro be their whar does it mean?
Honestly it sounds like it would be a post war repaint. Not sure what the PSF means. It could be a soldiers intials or an ancronym for something else. You might could google it and see what you come up with... Thanks for watching.
I'm going to try to do a video on my Nam collection. I think Vietnam may have been my grandfathers favorite era to collect. Probably because he was in around that time even though thankfully he never went to Nam.
That would be cool. I look forward to seeing it.
Where are the covers?
Little by little I am buying covers.
@@JonBoyMilitaria Oh.
I pick up things here and there
Hello I am french and I am looking to start a collection US periode vietnam but in France finds nothing can you tell me if there exists a site to buy how much costs a beautiful helmet US vietnam a jacket M65 or M107 jungle well on original thank you ...
Pitch Miller Hey, I get most of my stuff from antique stores, flea markets, etc.. I buy a lot on ebay also.
I found a front seam swivel bail helmet at a surplus store for under $15.00
bobby stenman Awesome man, what is the heat stamp?
JonBoy09 906A
bobby stenman May 1944
Thanks keep up the good work
bobby stenman You're welcome, Thanks for your support.
Your videos are awesome
I collect militaria too
No where near as good as your collection
Bill Turner Thank you. I have been collecting for about 7 years now. I am always on the hunt for new things. I appreciate your support. Thanks again
I think wood land covers not from the 80s I saw a retreating of the US and ARVN in 75 they wear these in there even once I saw a picture in 1973 a ARVN lieutenant wear the same one wood land but I can wrong because they have a rare type before the woodland come out
Made from the ARVN paratrooper woodland camo
Thanks for the info
That's the ERDL pattern you're thinking of.The woodland pattern wasn't issued til '81.
What is the average price for world war 2 helmets and Vietnam helmets?
Ww2 basic helmet with no liner $25-$50. Vietnam basic helmet with no liner $10-$20.
Thank you so much plus I love you videos
I'm only 13 so I need as much help as I can get
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
@@ekkkbuchanan5680 Keep on collecting and having fun. It takes time and money to grow a collection.
You can get one with a cheapppppp price 4 dollar each in VIETNAM
Wow, that is cheap.
Military support system, or
Mission supprt system
Klayton Von Kluge Thanks for watching. I am always adding new things to my collection and making new videos.
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Thank you
Do you by any chance have a helmet with "Tim, Timmy, Dupree, or Dippy" written on the helmet. If so please please reply to this comment and tell me. It would be my grandfathers helmet from when he served in the Vietnam War
Sorry man, I don't have a helmet with any those names on it. I hope one day you can find your grandfathers helmet. Thanks for watching.
Thank you to for your time and interest. Keep up the videos!
Thanks, I appreciate it.
I made my first military collection video. I would appreciate it if you could check it out and give me some tips for a future video.
I will watch it right now. Thanks for letting me know.