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A GI steel pot (M1 steel helmet) in Vietnam weighed about 3 to 4 pounds; the steel shell itself weighed about 2 1/4 lbs. Added to that was the liner, straps (which had metal attachments), camo cover and helmet band (to keep the the camo cover in place; but was often used to hold LSA. Cigarrettes, or Mosquito juice).
The NVA green pith helmets (today, still being manufactured in Vietnam, exported and sold in military surplus stores across the nation) weighed probably less than 2 lbs. But the NVA helmet was designed and intended to protect the NVA soldiers from the sun (pith helmets are also called sun helmets); not shrapnel and low velocity bullets like the GI steel pot was.
Today's current country of Vietnam probably still issues that same helmet to their army. But the US began to phase out the steel pot (M1) back in the 1980s.
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Is the m1 helmet of World War 2 the same as the m1 helmet of Vietnam era?
Simple answer: No Reason: There are a few things that can tell them apart. For instence, a ww2 helmet will be alot darker in colour, and have khaki (tan) straps. The liner will have a small hole in the front, and have khaki webbing inside. The webbing in the liner will have a hole in the middle. A Vietnam era helmet is lighter in colour, and has green straps. Its liner will have no hole at the front, and its webbing will be green. The webbing in these liners will have no hole in the middle.
Can you help I need to find out about World War 1 helmets for English soldiers?
The British military used what is commonly referred to as the: Brodie, Tommy, or M-1917 steel helmet. The US used the very same steel helmet until it was replaced by the WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, M1 steel helmet.
Which member of thARP in world war 2 wore a helmet with the letter R on it?
During the Vietnam War, ARP's were Aerial Rifle Platoons that secured LZ's (Landing Zones).
What is a World War 2 American helmet made out of?
22 million steel M1 helmets (shells) were manufactured during WWII. The M1 helmet, more commonly referred to as the "steel pot" was used from WWII thru Korea and into the Vietnam War. In the late 1960s (1967?) the US produced 1 million more M1 helmets for the Vietnam War; these, as shown on the TV news at the time, were produced from re-cycled automobiles (scrapped cars).
How do you tell the difference between north and south vietnamese?
Uniform and/or weapon. A green pith helmet was NVA; a US issued steel pot (M1 helmet) was an ARVN. If the helmet was missing, then we went by weapon... The US's FIRST introduction to the AK47 & SKS was in the Vietnam War...they didn't exist in the United States, except for special training/military intelligence purposes. In Vietnam ANYONE with an AK was instantly taken under fire. Even the CIA and Special Forces/SEALS men used caution around US troops when carrying those weapons...the AK was a badge of communism. It was as good as an enemy uniform!
