Hi, I was reading on a site that under the leather lining in the helmet, there were traces of asbostos inside those helmets. Does anyone know if thats true? Because when I was looking for any company or maker stamps between the leather liner, I hope I wasent exposed to asbostos

Thanks for any info

-Dillon

Originally Posted by Dillon

Hi, I was reading on a site that under the leather lining in the helmet, there were traces of asbostos inside those helmets. Does anyone know if thats true? Because when I was looking for any company or maker stamps between the leather liner, I hope I wasent exposed to asbostos

Thanks for any info

-Dillon

While it is probably accurate as asbestos was used in a lot of things for a long time the amount of asbestos you were exposed to was almost negligible, you have to remember people wore these helmets in far more challenging situations than you ever will and I doubt if any of them had any helmet lining asbestos related issues.

People may be exposed to asbestos in their workplace, their communities, or their homes. If products containing asbestos are disturbed, tiny asbestos fibers are released into the air. When asbestos fibers are breathed in, they may get trapped in the lungs and remain there for a long time. Over time, these fibers can accumulate and cause scarring and inflammation, which can affect breathing and lead to serious health problems.

Moral of the story is don't suck your helmet liner continuously for the next 20 years and you will be fine.

Ok, thanks for replying! I just wasent sure about it, because I was folding up the liner to see if there were any maker marks in the inside...

And thanks BritianAfrica for the really detailed post about the helmets!

-Dillon

Originally Posted by Dillon

Ok, thanks for replying! I just wasent sure about it, because I was folding up the liner to see if there were any maker marks in the inside...

-Dillon

I can understand that and you don't want to take it lightly but the exposure risk in my opinion is probably below the background level of asbestos exposure:

Asbestos is everywhere in the air, soil, and water. Since asbestos exposures can result in cancer, scientists say that there is no known safe level for exposure. But we know that everyone is exposed during his life to some asbestos: it may be in the drinking water and it is in the air at very low levels. HOWEVER, the asbestos-related diseases usually occur in people who have worked with fairly high levels of asbestos for a long time and who were not protected from breathing in the fibers.

http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/...stos/index.asp

Cool! Thanks alot for the info! I feel alot better now knowing this information!

Cheers,
-Dillon

Originally Posted by Dillon

I hope I wasent exposed to asbostos

Thanks for any info

-Dillon

Maybe thats why many of us are a bit bonkers lol.

Hi is there an arrow stamped inside somwere ???????... if definitly will be british.....