aicusv
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Greeting - I'm new to this site, so please me gentle.
I have a Guard's M'17 helmet with a marking on the rear that I'm not sure about. I know the history of this helmet since 1918 so I do not believe it has been played with. In fact the first time I saw this helmet was in 1955.
Besides the original helmet color the only other color on this helmet is white. There is no signs of any red nor black paint ever being on this helmet. The side shield is white and the original helmet color. But my question is about the marking on the rear. I have always believe that the rear markings were of the company's number. This helmet has what appears to be the letter "C" in white. I said appears to be, as the area next to the letter has had the paint scratched off (down to the metal), so it may have been a "0". Since neither of these are company identifiers anyone know what the marking may mean?
Helmet is marked BF64 (Bellinger size 64), white leather liner, original chin strap with brass hardware.
Sorry for the quality of the photos.
I've posted this here as another example of a white marked non-camo helmet. If that may be of interest or help.
I have a Guard's M'17 helmet with a marking on the rear that I'm not sure about. I know the history of this helmet since 1918 so I do not believe it has been played with. In fact the first time I saw this helmet was in 1955.
Besides the original helmet color the only other color on this helmet is white. There is no signs of any red nor black paint ever being on this helmet. The side shield is white and the original helmet color. But my question is about the marking on the rear. I have always believe that the rear markings were of the company's number. This helmet has what appears to be the letter "C" in white. I said appears to be, as the area next to the letter has had the paint scratched off (down to the metal), so it may have been a "0". Since neither of these are company identifiers anyone know what the marking may mean?
Helmet is marked BF64 (Bellinger size 64), white leather liner, original chin strap with brass hardware.
Sorry for the quality of the photos.
I've posted this here as another example of a white marked non-camo helmet. If that may be of interest or help.