WW2 U.S. M1 Helmet - How to Restore a M1 Helmet / Convert a Post War helmet to a WWII One!

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Hello everyone!
I don't have enough Metal Detecting footage at the moment, so i decided to upload a video about how to Restore a U.S. WW2 M1 Helmet, or Convert a Post war helmet to a WW2 one for Reenactment!
I have a bunch of Post War M1 helmets.. so why not convert them to a WWII looking one?
I really hope you enjoy this video!! :D
And BTW.... Don't do this if there's wind and rain!! :)
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@JH-xf3zr 5 лет назад

50 years from now a kids gonna go into a pawn shop and think he just bought a ww2 helmet.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Hahaha, indeed! XD

@bubutpinoy5273 4 года назад

xDDDDD

@wakeringlivinghistorygroup8294 3 года назад

@tigerpresentationsproducts425 3 года назад

Especially if you take model filler and plug the rear seam paint it and texture it

@JustAndizite 2 года назад

Gave the helmet a new life!

@marisalad5952 5 лет назад

That helmet must have alot of stories to tell.

@damiennathaniel09 3 года назад

Definitely

@johncataloni8552 3 года назад

If it's Belgian like he said, then there's probably no interesting history

@tigerpresentationsproducts425 3 года назад

@@johncataloni8552 he did more than 1

@johncataloni8552 3 года назад

@@tigerpresentationsproducts425 cool story

@ew921 2 года назад

@@johncataloni8552 wdym no interesting history?

@jerseyfaranginthailand8134 5 лет назад

That’s Awesome Bud , watched your video and I changed my Post war helmet to a WW2 Helmet for my 5 year old son , now he loves it , great video thx

@benedictkiely4003 2 года назад

Your son has great taste 😂

@JayStClair-mh5wv 5 лет назад

Here I am in the U.S. trying to make WWII German military items look authentic and vintage and in Germany you are doing the same only with U.S. military items. I love this world of collectors and reenactment groups. We are all trying to preserve history in the most meaningful way. Thanks bro.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Haha, yes it's awesome, but i'm actually from the Netherlands! :) But yes, i live close to the German border! Thank you for watching! Gr Nick

@JayStClair-mh5wv 5 лет назад

@@History-Secrets So sorry mate. I don't know why I assumed you were in Germany. Its even better that your in the Netherlands!

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

@@JayStClair-mh5wv No problem man, haha! A lot of people think i'm German! :)

@JayStClair-mh5wv 5 лет назад

@@History-Secrets I need to make a trip to the Netherlands. When I come to europe I always go to the UK or Germany, France. Next time for sure. Do you ever come to the states?

@FishingWithWar 4 года назад

i laughed when you yelled something at the mannequin that has a german helmet, since you had a American helmet on

@Soup46748 5 месяцев назад

0:46 just tryna help :)

@forrestbyrnes5930 4 года назад

Instructions unclear accidentally made a panzer iv from scratch

@howtogetdisowned7478 4 года назад

Holy crap, I made an M26 Pershing

@ezrasarich7439 3 года назад

Oops, I made a B17

@lafox2833 3 года назад

Wow I made a pz II how do I make the pz iv

@howtogetdisowned7478 3 года назад

@@lafox2833 potato digger has a video on that.

@ww2historycollector65 3 года назад

Umm I’ve got an Lancaster bomber I don’t know how

@daniel3941 5 лет назад

THE BEST THING IN THIS VIDEO IS YOUR ENGLISH ACCENT

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Thanks! :)

@thehistoadian 4 года назад

He isn't English, it's a Danish accents... Lol

@fishingwithjt1666 4 года назад

The Histoadian he was talking about his impersonation of a british person

@thehistoadian 4 года назад

@@fishingwithjt1666 This video has no impersonations that I can recall

@fishingwithjt1666 4 года назад

The Histoadian he impersonated a british soldier at 12:18 when he was talking about the helmet

@polarjet1833 3 года назад

Instructions unclear, I now have a working replica of the tall boy

@kmfishing112 5 лет назад

Found one today in my garden it is ultra rusty

@thecuttingedge5700 3 года назад

cool

@toneprovolone9808 5 лет назад

Is that ⚡️⚡️ helmet you are saving for a transitional helmet?

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

It's a DD Waffen SS M35 Combat Helmet :)

@toneprovolone9808 5 лет назад

History Secrets fantastic

@potato-hunter5570 5 лет назад

Please make a video of the DD SS helmet 😍😍😍

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

I will when i have it! :)

@anneleis_1234 5 лет назад

@@potato-hunter5570 or a Pickelhaube :3

@zwalada 5 лет назад

Found a post war Dutch m1 for 1 euro at a thrift shop.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Haha, that's funny, me too! :D Found one for 1 Euro on a flea market, complete! :)

@zwalada 5 лет назад

@@History-Secrets those prices make collecting fun

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

It sure does! :D

@glorifiedtoaster4368 5 лет назад

what thrift store? Because the only things in thrift stores in my city are clothing

@wwhproductions1536 4 года назад

@@glorifiedtoaster4368 same here

@usmcgrunt_1944 3 года назад

Awesome video! I tried doing the same to an old M1 I had, but it was not as wide as a WWII helmet (turns out it was a Vietnam-era helmet)

@hebaalakki2705 5 лет назад

0:47 I keep laughing 😂😂😂

@LTBrooks05 3 года назад

Is it the fact that he’s saying hurrah to a German manikin while he’s wearing an M1 uniform?

@TeamSPM-p1r 2 месяца назад

I'm ded 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@the_doctor_2753 4 года назад

What if I have a Vietnam m1 helmet original should I do this to my helmet like if I should

@historyrevive5417 4 года назад

Kaden Pike you should use 1980s one not Vietnam because Nam also history

@the_doctor_2753 4 года назад

Thanks for help

@johnniealejandria6561 4 года назад

It really all comes up to if you want to do it and how much you want to do it hope you figure it out

@armet1913 3 года назад

His British voice sounds more Australian and I am Australian but it’s pretty good

@rlydarkminded 4 года назад

Thanks man, this is really going to help me! BTW I love your vids!

@confusionfusion8961 4 года назад

Your British accent is actually pretty good haha

@therandomplushchannel4520 4 года назад

Hey nick, it’s me again! I just would like to ask you where you get all of your helmets? They all look awesome! Gr, Johnny

@johncataloni8552 3 года назад

Ebay

@therandomplushchannel4520 3 года назад

@@johncataloni8552 thx! Ik about that! I meant the really good quality Stahlhelms!

@johncataloni8552 3 года назад

@@therandomplushchannel4520 you've gotta realize, he spends a lot of money for helmets. He also knows all the secret places to check along with having contacts. So he very well might pay more than you want for german helmets, the market has all but run dry for them because of collectors and reenactors

@therandomplushchannel4520 3 года назад

Ik that my friend! I was just talking about at the time bc now I have an original German helmet now!

@freddie8260 5 лет назад

Wow the post war one looks like a real helmet that has been in a horrible war aka ww2 !! I have not been metal detecting in a while, but I might go when it is not raining !!!!!!! My friend has a British ww2 helmet and 1950s gas mask. Great video. Keep up the good work !

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Haha, yeah i have the same problem... so much rain and dark clouds!! Oh, that's awesome! Thank you for watching! :)

@freddie8260 5 лет назад

History Secrets well as I live in Britain and I have school I get back when it is turning dark!! Soooo has don’t get a chance to get outside... I am really exited for Xmas as I am asking for a Garrett ace 250 and a garrett pinpointer.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Ooooh that's so frustrating, haha! :) Nice, that's gonna be an awesome Xmas for sure! :D

@freddie8260 5 лет назад

Yes it is annoying. Very. I would love to travel to a different country and metal detect there!!

@leoparl8223 5 лет назад

Whats wrong with post war militaria???

@Connor12USA 8 месяцев назад

Nicks’s secret job: zoo keeper

@SteveMrW 3 года назад

Nick, what is the RAL number on the can for the M1 paint?

@BulldogGymAustralia2093 4 года назад

Love your videos i want to see more and have a great time with your ww2 war helmet you have inspire me so i got one. :]

@impressionsstudios1126 5 лет назад

Hello, I am a small ww2 collector and I have been watching your interesting videos for a while now. I would like to send you some photographs of some items that I have not been able to identify. Thank you.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

That's great to hear! :) You can send the pictures to: goldeneaglemilitaria@gmail.com Maybe i can help! Gr Nick

@thIDthIRreenactor 4 года назад

@@History-Secrets I have 2 m1 helmets and my mom thought I had alot until I showed her your m1 helmet collection and she almost shit herself

@camilamoctezuma9227 5 лет назад

ww2 is cool

@notwocdivad 4 года назад

You probably already know but the first troops issued with the "Turtle back" helmet were Canadians just in time for the D Day landings! So you better practice your Cannuck accent! Love the videos but hate it because you have sooo many German helmets! They are a lot harder, and more expensive, to find here in the UK.

@silver.sorner2059 3 года назад

the pliers on the rim to create a front seam is genius

@tigerpresentationsproducts425 3 года назад

Now you can take model filler and fill the rear seam sand it flush and paint over it

@robertspeicher5047 Год назад

A suggestion...applying to the paint...cork....use a strainer with just right size holes..maybe it will work? A piece of window screen for aluminum..?

@award3007 4 года назад

You should make a miniature helmet for your snake!

@zxtkermit5321 4 года назад

You should do a replica french helmet plz love your videos

@ricksterarmstrong2590 3 года назад

Your British accent sounds more Australian lol

@SteveMrW 4 года назад

You are wasting most of the cork. Put the cork in a plastic jar that has small holes in the lid, you can then shake it over the wet sections of the lid. Much quicker and an even finish.

@thIDthIRreenactor 4 года назад

That's what I did for my postwar m1 for ww2 reenacting

@garyacker7388 5 месяцев назад

I've still got the one I was issued into 1965 in the National Guard. It ❤was used when I then . Textured. Ww2? . Nam Era?

@JoseCastillo-yq4ig 4 года назад

cool m1 helmets

@vicvega8013 3 года назад

May I know the color of your spray paint?

@carolann4819 5 лет назад

The helmet looked great. Love the snake, albino ball python?

@danphariss133 2 года назад

Bought an upgraded ww-ii helmet at a yard sale about 6-8 years ago. I learned this after I had had it for several years. Needs to be painted a corked and a net put on it.

@anthonyanderson-kobs5837 4 года назад

I'm getting a m1 pot helmet hopefully for christmas.but an u also do a textured german helmet tutorial.

@mvdb8110 5 лет назад

Hoi Nick leuke video, is een helm uit het Nederlandse leger uit ongeveer 1971 ook een M1 Helm? En kan je ook eens een vervolg maken hiervan door te vertellen hoe je zon groen net over de helm doet zodat het er nog mooier uit ziet? En waar je die kan kopen?Groeten Mees

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Bedankt! :) De na-oorlogse Nederlandse helmen zijn bijna identiek aan de M1 helm, en heeft de naam Troepenhelm (m53). Het net over de helm doen is heel eenvoudig, het werkt een beetje als een muts, gewoon er overheen doen, en de binnenhelm er in doen. Die netjes zijn vaak op Marktplaats, Dumpstores etc te vinden. Gr Nick

@cynthiaswearingen1037 5 лет назад

Aha! A great way to fool a newbie! ;-) Just kidding! Seriously, that's an awesome idea, and perfect for re-enactments! Where do you get these great ideas, Nick? By the way, that's a beautiful snake you showed. I'm not a "snake person," but I can recognize beauty where I see it! Thanks for another great video!

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Hahaha! :D Indeed, perfect to use for a reenactment, or just for display! :) I know they used cork in WW2, so i just tried some stuff out, and it turned out really nice! Thanks, my snakes are really cute, some of them are really large! :-D Thank you so much for watching again!!

@Spitsz01 5 лет назад

Goeie video man. Zet je deze nog in de verkoop? Cheers and keep up the good work!

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Bedankt! Ik denk dat ik de helmen ga gebruiken voor filmpjes etc :) Thanks for watching! Gr Nick

@repmuts 5 лет назад

Nice video! En je hebt een goede smaak, Slangen en metaaldetector zoeken 👍

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Bedankt!! :D Haha, reptielen zijn super gaaf!

@LenyezYT Год назад

That Nazi flag in his room😳

@clongid17 4 года назад

If using sand paper then what grit do you use

@MrJeep75 4 года назад

Awesome video

@PenguinsHockey52 Месяц назад

Found this really helpful. I am trying to restore a post-war m1 helmet shell(I believe it is late Korean War or early Vietnam). It was in decent condition with minor rust but lots of pitting and I got it for $25. I am trying to make it an m1c ww2 paratrooper helmet with 502nd markings. I only just painted primer on it as I am waiting for my paint to arrive to finish it. Anyway,thanks for all the help History Secrets!

@ondrejkapr4076 4 года назад

2:20 what type you use???

@brucewayne7141 Год назад

Can I have a helmet😊

@ezrasarich7439 3 года назад

Very nice, you have so many helmets, I can’t even get one, what kind of snake do you have?

@isalutetheu.s.armyrestinpe1823 4 года назад

Your vids are awesome up🤘🏽

@historykid890 Год назад

Hello nick im a ww2 reenactor aswell for american airborne snd the fssf an im wanting to get a repro m1 helmet and make it look like a ww2 m1 hekmwt and not a vietnam one so anyway i was just wondering if every american soldier had cork on there helmet

@mcgr-unpublishedarchive7450 4 года назад

u sounded more Australian than British, mate. XD

@xstar1234_ 3 года назад

Is it possible to install the swivel bales onto helmets that don't already have them? I looked everywhere and haven't found any instructions on how to do so..

@m35gibson1 3 года назад

You would have to have them tack welded in place to be correct..similar to having the fixed bales tack welded..if you have the equipment, it shouldn't be hard to find the right locations to attach the bales...

@Soup46748 7 дней назад

0:46 "Time for some action! Lets do this!" *M1 Garand bolt noises* *"h o o r a h"*

@tilly1950 4 года назад

Great work love it . Robbie U K

@magdalenagalus3110 4 года назад

this is very cool

@gforgeorge6693 4 года назад

you should sell some of your replica helmets that you have made to look like it is from ww2

@Mattthebatgameingfn 4 года назад

I used this video to help me restore a helmet I got recently, and it looks good! It has the owner’s initials in it: RH. I’m waiting for a chinstrap and a WWII liner!

@tvojamama7807 5 лет назад

One of the most interesting chanales on RU-vid.Great helmets.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for that! :)

@LanTran-ml4uu 4 года назад

i love the bird

@robertmunoz7543 3 месяца назад

Dont feel guilty i live in the US so i too have stacks of front & rear seam WW2 M1 sheels & liners!😁 Jman

@jimmysmith5418 2 года назад

0:47 hoorah!

@ollie0775 4 года назад

Someday I hope to get an m1 helmet or a broody helmet

@dirkwickline4528 2 года назад

In a hundred years Historian will wonder why so many US issue WW2 helmets sho signs of Belgian use, before being refurbished for US use again.

@deweycat01 5 лет назад

Bloody good video! Coming from an American.

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Haha, thanks mate! :D

@mikehelms3063 2 года назад

Like your video's, do you have perhaps a video of painting an M1 medic helmet. Or a tip how to?

@nzchannel8856 5 лет назад

found ww2 helmet for 40$

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

That's awesome! :D

@nzchannel8856 5 лет назад

@@History-Secrets yeh

@jamescorrington7216 5 лет назад

You bought it or you found it and sold it

@historyrevive5417 4 года назад

I found one for 10 buck

@paullemieux3371 4 года назад

I can spell you said there ww2 helmet there are not you give vets a bad name you and your Friends don’t know how to use the gear and I never put a veteran down my father served in ww2 as his two brother so don’t tell how Spell when you nothing this history

@eddysunderland6813 3 года назад

Cool helmets was Belgium friends with the krauts

@thebricefish3549 5 лет назад

Can I have a post war m1 helmet my grandpa was in Vietnam and I’m thinking about making a recreation loadout

@donnie6313 5 лет назад

The brice Fish maybe he will do a giveaway one day

@CplJenkins420 Год назад

I got an old helmet that's sitting around my house I would like to send it to you for you to have since I got no where to put it

@historybrick2349 5 лет назад

That's awesome and wow!! You have so many M1 helmets lol. I only have 1 helmet but it's not even an M1 lol it's a civil defense helmet. Anyways super cool video. Oh also cool snake

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Thank you very much! :D Cool, everyone has to start with 1 helmet! :) Thanks!!

@frederikdeschepper7607 5 лет назад

Hej onze mooie belgise helmen 😁

@joeydepalmer4457 2 года назад

another person who took an expensive and valuable turtle helmet and devalued it by painting it

@magpie9-298 3 года назад

I have one of those Belgian helmets but it’s in UN blue. If I got the right spray paint could I just repaint it green?

@hailoinn1629 3 года назад

You should sand it like hell I didn’t do it and there are many blue spots where the paint chipped of

@duglife2230 Год назад

Any idea where to get that particular paint in the video or a good stand-in? I looked on what I assume was the Fosco website. Lots of colors to choose from, but I saw absolutely nowhere to purchase the paints.

@JamesCampbell-g9k 2 месяца назад

Great video! You have fans in south-east Kentucky.

@MrHermango 4 года назад

I have a real WWII M1 helmet, watched you video hoping to see how to change out/ replace the chinstrap. I cannot figure it out!

@thIDthIRreenactor 4 года назад

Get a surplus strap of epic militaria I got one for 12 bucks and cut the old straps off and sew the new ones on my pot didnt have straps so I didnt cut anything also my pot isnt ww2 its postwar

@Rhett_Kierbow 3 года назад

i got an old paratrooper helmet from korea i believe. i found it in an old duffel bag from ww2 or korea but it needs a bit of paint

@pirobot668beta 2 года назад

I got outta the Army in 1980; carried one of these suckers for 4 years...

@shiraziwineco.6683 4 года назад

How many layers of paint did you use?

@afernandez7689 2 года назад

where can i get that paint im trying repaint a late ww2 m1 helmet with the same od 7 color its dated late 1945

@jimstanga6390 Год назад

I read somewhere the texturing on the helmet was ground walnut shells…?

@emericdion 4 года назад

i want to find baddly an original net for my m1 helmet

@JamesBond-mc9dr 2 года назад

but you do know that the WWII shell is taller than the post was M1 helmets?

@bumkinspalace196 2 года назад

God it’s my birthday and I really want a ww2 helmet like that or sorta repro

@Freesmanen 5 лет назад

hoi nick .ik had zo een vraag .wat doe je met al je hulzen die je vind? (aangezien je er al veel heb gevonden)

@History-Secrets 5 лет назад

Ik maak al de hulzen schoon, en geef ze een mooi plekje. Als ik geen plaats heb, sorteer ik ze en doe ik ze in doosjes :) Gr Nick

@ParanormalIn Год назад

Youe videos are amazing Historu Secrets keep it up

@That_one_wierdo160 4 года назад

I was wondering why he was using cork but then I remembered American helmets had little bumps all over

@torycsummers7328 4 года назад

This vid is so kool. I love your content and you are just so Handsome. 😚

@History-Secrets 4 года назад

Haha, thanks!

@steinnstuff9014 3 года назад

"HOORAH" lmao I love it

@hersonlamolli6276 2 года назад

WW2 American helmet the same as the Vietnam American helmet ?

@LT.Coconutrice Год назад

How did you make the chin strap on the front so neat?

@ThisOLmaan 3 года назад

oh no if it was a real ww2 helmet you wouldnt want to restore and sand it

@theburgernoder2441 2 года назад

How do you suggest removing rust

@emsdiy6857 2 года назад

Where did you find your helmet where can I find one

@lovrovucemilo6687 2 года назад

I got wwii m1 for 5 dollars In not that bad condition

@reedsburg55 3 года назад

my opinion, leave them the way they are do not alter history

@johnmyers6802 4 года назад

Why not use truck bed liner then paint over top?

@alexandersmall7380 5 лет назад

For a re-enactment, would you say it is better to refit a post war helmet or get an original?

@war.helmets9636 4 года назад

I would say get a late 70s or 80s US M1 they're dirt cheap and work great.

@alexandersmall7380 4 года назад

@@war.helmets9636 Thanks for the advice (raises glass)