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Here one for you Mal.
The Old Steel Pot.
The United States produced 22 million of the M1 Helmet and they were used in service from 1941 thru 1985 when it was replaced by the Kevlar version.
It saw service in WW2, Korean War, Vietnam, and in the Falklands. The M1 Steel Helmet weighed in at almost 3 pounds.
The Helmet fondly called the “Steel Pot” had many other uses other than protecting the head. (Below are listed other uses.)
1. Protecting the head.
2. Used as a Wash Basin and or Shaving Bowl.
3. Used as a Pillow to prop your head up.
4. As a Pot to boil water or Stew.
5. To carry water or items.
6. To take a pee in.
7. To Bail the water from out of your Fox Hole.
8. As a shovel to dig out dirt.
9. As a weapon to hit the enemy when out of ammo.
10.Used as a Flower Hanging Basket for decorating the Bunker.
11.Used as Hammer or Mallet to pound in tent Pegs.
12.To sit on when riding in a Helicopter to protect the family jewels from ground fire.
Reference Item 1. and 12. Protection is everything.
As for the new Kevlar helmet only item 1,3,9,10,11, and 12, apply.
AJR July 2018
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