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Dating the M1 Steel Helmet
By Scott Robinson
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1951 | 1960 | 1961 | 1972 | 1973 | 1988 | ||
| Bales | Fixed | July | Sept | |||||||||
| Swivel/Flexible | Oct | End | ||||||||||
| Rim Butt | Front | July | Oct | |||||||||
| Rear | Nov | |||||||||||
| Rim Material | Stainless Steel | July | ||||||||||
| Non-Stainless | ||||||||||||
| Paint Texture | Cork | July | Aug | |||||||||
| Sand/Silica all post war | Start | |||||||||||
| Paint Color | Dark Green | July | Aug | |||||||||
| Light Green OD 319 | Start | Stop | ||||||||||
| Chin Strap | Sewn on bale w/ bar tack | July | Aug | |||||||||
| OD steel clip to bale | Start | Stop | ||||||||||
| Black steel clip to bale | Start | Stop | End | |||||||||
| Angled steel clip to bale | Start | End | ||||||||||
| Chinstrap | Khaki | July | Phase Out | |||||||||
| OD7 Color | Nov | |||||||||||
| (R) Chinstrap | Brass Buckle | July | Dec | |||||||||
| Steel Buckle/Black | Jan | Dec | ||||||||||
| Steel Buckle/OD w/ Rolled Edge | July | |||||||||||
| Chin Strap Release Buckle (T1) | July | |||||||||||
| (R) Chinstrap | End Clip w/Round Corners | July | Aug | |||||||||
| End Clip w/Square Corners | Start | Stop | ||||||||||
| Chin Cup No End Clip | Start | End | ||||||||||
| (L) Chinstrap | 2 Prong Solid Hook | July | Aug |
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