Mark K Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 This particular helmet was used by the Marines and not the infantry...it is sporting the plastic chin-cup and 8-shaped hardware with factory light olive green, matte, IR paint ( " Infra-Red ").' The liner is of Spanish origins as well and is nicely marked with the Fedur stamp series C US M1 later type liner and headband, Overlapping fabric with buckle with adjustments at the ends. Liner straps consist of -A-yokes with single fabric straps and chin-cup and are fastened with a roller friction buckle and a rectangular nape strap that has been fitted at three points.. Helmet body has a two piece fabric strap with plastic chin-cup figure 8 style fastener plus two large pop studs as a safety release... Regards Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Very Nice Mark....Nice collectable helmet. Thanks for showing us and best to you...Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Well thats one hell of a lid Mark, what period, Vietnam, or later, the webbing looks a lot later than war time and I notice that there is no fixed rim as such, ie no front or back gaps in the rim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Cheers @Davejb and yes you are correct this particular helmet is a post Vietnam era example with this particular type of liner with chin strap set version " C" , which incorporated the A frame type of suspension as seen clearly in images 1 and 2 above, Its lineage can be traced back to the early 1980's and were used by the Spanish Marines and Paratrooper Brigades.. Regards Mark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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