Just curious about the number of small size Type 90's in your collections versus large sizes?Is there an average 50/50 small to large or do you guys find the small helmets less often? Here are a few pics of one of the only two small sized helmets I have in my collection.
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I'm not sure whether or not it is just rust or the orange primer you hear about, but I don't want to wipe it to find out. anyone know for sure the time frame the Japanese used the Orange primer? -
Kanji for small on apronComment
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Another view of shellComment
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Front liner pad stampingComment
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Last One Thanks for your input. GeoffComment
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I see a lot fewer small sizes on the market and indeed facts indicate they are rarer, but not by as much as I imagined. Here are the facts. In Jan 1940, of the 1262 helmets among the supply of gear to the 71st Cavalry Regiment broke down to 700 Large and 562 Small sizes.Comment
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Interesting numbers. That's a small slice of the pie. Based on what I've seen I agree there are lesser small sizes out thereComment
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Small size supply was consistently between 43 and 45% of the total helmet supply.Comment
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In my personal collection, small size helmets account for roughly 20%. I tend to find many more large size helmets for sale than small ones. Just my observation.
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When I was actively collecting Japanese Type 90 helmets I recorded photographic details of helmets that I came across on the Internet such as date, liner type, paint swish around the rivets and star, chin strap type, etc. I was also interested in what proportion small sized helmets were issued as compared with the large size as a number of collector commentators were of the view that smaller size were much less frequently encountered than the large size. I recorded photos of 162 large size helmets and 93 small size helmets. That implies an issue ratio of around 2:1 - which seems to suggest that the small size helmet is not as uncommon as is sometimes thought.Last edited by Michael Downey; 12-28-2014, 01:00 PM.Comment
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