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M-1 Helmet Production Breakage X “Nipping It In The Bud” All the necessary investigative and experimental development that should have taken place prior to the mass production of the helmet, had the urgent necessity of the war not warranted bypassing these steps, were conducted at this time in order to overcome the failings of the helmet’s design in combination with imposed criteria and limitations.

M-1 Helmet Production Breakage VII Sharon Steel Corp. & Helmet Steel Defects Decarburization and martensite formations, new problems same results.

M-1 Helmet Production Breakage VI - Deja Vu Supplemental contracts meant to help make up for breakage losses actually increased losses.

M-1 Helmet Production Breakage IV Metallurgy, Fabrication and Residual Stress Heat-treating steels for maximum hardness is a delicate scientific process requiring precise supervision to avoid weak pockets in the final sheet stock whereas cold working Hadfield’s manganese to the same level of strength makes this unnecessary.

M-1 Helmet Fabrication I - The M-1 Conquistador Occasionally, relics of the M-1 helmet’s manufacturing process end up in the hands of collectors.