Silent Auction PASGT Helmet

This one is a new one for me. STEMECO M-1 1987 dated PASGT helmet. No bid as of yet, minimum of $25 which I will probably put in tomorrow. I don't need it but I could use it for a Woodland Pattern helmet as mine is set up for Desert Storm.

I'm curious as to see how high it will go. These things can drag out for weeks. They allow 5 days for a new bid to be placed and as long as that happens, it will continue. I watched a CASE Bowie knife that retails for about $250 go for over $400 at one of these. I just watched and laughed.

Day one, I have the bid at $25. Survived the first day.

Day two, I still have the bid at $25. Survived day 2. I expect the Saturday and Monday are the days I need to be concerned. Saturday because everyone has off, Monday because people check out what came in over the weekend.

Best of luck. I have sort of refocused oh helmets lately.. Perhaps some photos if you score?

Day three, still have the bid. I can’t check it tomorrow. HVe to wait until Monday. I took pics already, nothing exciting, just a standard PSAGT with liner but no cover. Black with sand.

Survived the weekend, I think it is two more days if no one else bids.

Rooting for you here!

LOL, I go in there with dread every afternoon knowing that this starts all over if anyone else puts a bid on it. I've been in these things before for so long I eventually forgot I was bidding on something. I have only ever won one other that I can remember and that was a WWII cavalry hat that resembles the modern drill sergeants hat.

Day 5, still good. I think if I survive tomorrow, I can pick it up Thursday. Could be wrong on that. I don't like this style of auction.

Perhaps I can offer some inspiration.
Well,:surrender: I tried but a single photo exceeded the allowed size. Thats new.

I won the auction. I went in this afternoon, checked the sheet, re-read the rules and at the close of day today, the auction would be over. They would finalize the bids tomorrow and call me to pick it up Friday. Since I was there, and the store closed in four minutes, I asked to speak to the manager and she checked it out and I have it in my possession now.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

I won the auction.

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I was certain you would...faith. Interesting that they chose to designate this the "M1" helmet again.

Black, must have been used by some police force? Swat?

Great that you won out!

Pretty sure the M in this instance stands for Medium. I was wondering about the black myself. Leave it be or remove it. I'm going to put a woodland cover on it so I'll probably leave it be.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

Pretty sure the M in this instance stands for Medium.

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I see.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

Pretty sure the M in this instance stands for Medium.

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But what do you think the "1" would denote then? Was there several "sub-sizes" of the medium size helmet, a bit like British army boot sizes coming in small, medium and large for each size?

Congratulations on winning the auction.

Not sure what the 1 stands for. I have looked at several helmets and the letter at the top has been M, S or L. The numbers were different in many but 1 was the most common. Could be a lot number, mold number, I don't know.

I did some checking and no one seems to know what the numbers are. 1-6 are known. Mold number or manufacturer are the most common speculation but the manufacturer is also stamped on most of them so that seems unlikely. That leaves mold number.

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Originally Posted by Flying10uk

Was there several "sub-sizes"

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No, there are a small, medium and large, I don't know about extra small or EX lge. We didn't have anything extra or sub size as you suggest. Our ideas came from others ahead of us, we wore the steel M1 when the US had already changed over. Our pattern came from them.

They make XS and XL in commercial helmets, not sure about military issue.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

We didn't have anything extra or sub size as you suggest. Our ideas came from others ahead of us, we wore the steel M1 when the US had already changed over. Our pattern came from them.

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I was trying to establish what the "1" denoted as clearly it has some meaning. The question appears to have now been answered.

Shrunk the photo I tried earlier. A subset of my helmet collection.
I think the late Harlan is the one who planted the seed. RIP

I think I have one of these helmets in my garage... I picked it up someplace.. can't remember

I wish you had picked up that bottle of Channel (lot 8) for me. My wife uses Channel and that looks like No. 5 Eau De Toilette, 3.4 oz spray decanter. :madsmile:

Bob