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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2927554" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>This particular style of helmet could have been used by either branch. Both were using M1's with Mitchell pattern covers, although USMC didn't use the neoprene helmet bands as frequently as the Army did. The USMC also tended to have older gear still being issued out of the supply chain than what the Army was receiving so it would not have been uncommon for WWII era helmets and liners to still be issued at that time. Because of this I would lean towards the helmet being more typical of an Army issued example.</p><p></p><p>This helmet could very well have been put together and not be exactly "as issued" during its service life. That being said, the set looks to have been together for quite some time and it looks completely correct for a helmet that would have been issued not long after the end of Vietnam...nice find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2927554, member: 13284"] This particular style of helmet could have been used by either branch. Both were using M1's with Mitchell pattern covers, although USMC didn't use the neoprene helmet bands as frequently as the Army did. The USMC also tended to have older gear still being issued out of the supply chain than what the Army was receiving so it would not have been uncommon for WWII era helmets and liners to still be issued at that time. Because of this I would lean towards the helmet being more typical of an Army issued example. This helmet could very well have been put together and not be exactly "as issued" during its service life. That being said, the set looks to have been together for quite some time and it looks completely correct for a helmet that would have been issued not long after the end of Vietnam...nice find. [/QUOTE]
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