My M1C

[browningautorifle]

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[Harlan (Deceased)]

OUTSTANDING Jim! Thanks for posting the great pics.

If it were mine I wouldn't take $1000 for it! Vietnam era helmet collecting seems to have just begun recently, and M1C's are the creme of the crop. A couple of years ago you could buy about any Vietnam helmet for about $25, but I've seen M1C's in pretty ratty shape top $100 pretty regular now. If you're really thinking about selling it I'd hold on a couple more years and see where it goes.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Man, does that bring back some memories. very nice.

Sorry to hear you are thinkiing of parting with it. Personal things we keep are funny. I still have my complete bag, just the way it was when I got out in Dec 1971. Ran across it the other day out in the garage. My wife asked why I hold on to it. She says they don't fit anymore. Shoes are out of date. So I asked her why she holds onto her wedding dress. She smiled, nodded, and left the garage.

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Forgot to mention. Some stand!!!

[browningautorifle]

The stand is another thing. I was on my mortar course in fall of '74. (81mm)and we shot these buzz bombs for days. There was an area of swamp that if we weren't careful we would sink them into. There was a stand of Arbutus trees that would also claim some. In '97 I was posted to a job that took me to the training area daily and one of the Fire Controllers that was teaching us was there as a retired civilian. He was out in the area and found this growing out of a tree. He directed it and I fired it. 23 years later we all came together again so I brought it home. Here it sits. Another thing my kids won't know what to do with when I'm gone.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I know what you mean. Almost makes you want to sell all your own stuff so it won't be a problem for them, Almost. We need something to look at from time to time.