Two WWII US M1 Helmets, One with Paratrooper Liner

World War II

Lot of Two M1 Steel Helmets Including:

1.) L: 11.5", W: 10", H: 7.5"
WWII McCord steel helmet with 777A heat mark, fixed bales, and front seam rim. The flanks of the helmet are painted with stencil {White Hearts} above a vertical dash. The shell has been repainted, with some flaking and losses on the original textured finish filled in with repaint. The hearts are painted on over the refinish, and appear to have been hand painted using stencils. Item comes with a high pressure composite Paratrooper liner with intact A straps, and a Westinghouse production stamp in the crown. Lacks the chin cup, and rear adjustment strap. Comes with no provenance.

2.) L: 11.5", W: 10", H: 7.5"
M1 steel helmet with spot welded front seam and swivel bales mounting a Firestone made high pressure composite liner. The helmet has been repainted multiple times with repaint completely obscuring the heat mark. Liner has also been repainted and is missing the chinstrap. The liner features the forward grommet port for appliance mounting.

The Collection of Jonathan Liebrandt

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

1.) Good. Some flaking to the paint with scattered scratches and abrasions, some brown patina forming losses, and fraying chinstrap. The liner likewise exhibits some abrasions and flaked losses to the paint with the liner tearing around the edges of the rivets and fasteners, and all metal parts showing oxidation.

2.) Good. Repaint is flaking off the top and internal crown of the helmet with some brown patina visible in losses. Scratches and beading overall. The liner paint has some scratches with one tear to the rim. The leather sweatband is cracked and crazed overall.

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Mr. Carey joined Cowan’s, a Freeman's company, in 2021 and is a 40-year veteran of the sporting arms and outdoor recreation industry. Carey joined Cowan’s from Griffin & Howe at Hudson Farms in Andover, N.J., where he was responsible for the acquisition, appraisal, and consignment of top-tier firearms consignments from important makers such as James Purdey & Sons of London, Beretta, Caesar Guerini, B. Rizzini, Bertuzzi, Renato Telo, and Anderson Wheeler.

Mr. Tim Prince

Senior Consulting Specialist, Arms, Armor & Militaria

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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Two WWII US M1 Helmets, One with Paratrooper Liner

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