But even the M1 "steel pot" helmet made from manganese issued in 1942 for WWII (and remained in service until the mid-1980s) wasn't meant to be bulletproof. Its primary goal was to deflect ...

NATICK, Mass. - Tom Blakey remembers cooking everything from coffee to potatoes in his helmet during World War II. He and other members of the 82nd Airborne Division would plop their “steel pot ...

Over 22 million M1 helmets were produced by the end of WWII, and the ‘steel pot’ was so effective that it continued protecting noggins during the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. Army issued the famous M-1 “steel pot” helmet.Made of steel with a leather internal harness and strap, the M-1 served through World War II ...

NATICK, Mass. -- Tom Blakey remembers cooking everything from coffee to potatoes in his helmet during World War II. He and other members of the 82nd Airborne Division would plop their "steel pot ...

But even the M1 "steel pot" helmet made from manganese issued in 1942 for WWII (and remained in service until the mid-1980s) wasn't meant to be bulletproof.