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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2781264" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Finally posting photos of the Vietnam era helmet mentioned in the previous post. I have also updated the Imgur album in the link below (see signature) to include all the helmets currently in my collection as well as descriptions of each helmet and breakdowns on manufacture, dates, etc.</p><p></p><p>This was another helmet that was purchased from WWIIDigger. When purchased, it was outfitted with the last variation of clip on chinstraps which were used primarily on 80's era helmets (but first saw use in approximately 1974). After researching the heat lot stamp, the shell ended up being a Vietnam Era Parish manufactured helmet so I removed the clip on chinstraps and installed a set of NOS Vietnam era crimp-on T1 chinstraps with black anchor marked hardware. The camouflage cover that is installed is a sateen OG-107 cover that saw limited use within the USMC. These camo covers have been encountered in three variations; those with no foliage slits, foliage slits with finished buttonhole style stitching, and standard foliage slits as seen on this helmet. The production of these covers is not well documented so no exact specifics are known. Examples of the finished buttonhole slit covers have been found with 1957 contract dates, but most encountered examples are undated with standard foliage slits that were likely produced sometime during the 1960's. I also added the helmet liner which was produced by Firestone sometime during the 1955-1963 timeframe. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1794%20E_zps38c7ctp3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1794_20E_zps38c7ctp3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1798%20E_zpsxhzsbcst.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1798_20E_zpsxhzsbcst.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>...and a photo of this type of cover in use at the Da Nang landing in 1964.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/post-10954-0-70081300-1364922236_zpsxoydjbrq.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_post_10954_0_70081300_1364922236_zpsxoydjbrq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2781264, member: 13284"] Finally posting photos of the Vietnam era helmet mentioned in the previous post. I have also updated the Imgur album in the link below (see signature) to include all the helmets currently in my collection as well as descriptions of each helmet and breakdowns on manufacture, dates, etc. This was another helmet that was purchased from WWIIDigger. When purchased, it was outfitted with the last variation of clip on chinstraps which were used primarily on 80's era helmets (but first saw use in approximately 1974). After researching the heat lot stamp, the shell ended up being a Vietnam Era Parish manufactured helmet so I removed the clip on chinstraps and installed a set of NOS Vietnam era crimp-on T1 chinstraps with black anchor marked hardware. The camouflage cover that is installed is a sateen OG-107 cover that saw limited use within the USMC. These camo covers have been encountered in three variations; those with no foliage slits, foliage slits with finished buttonhole style stitching, and standard foliage slits as seen on this helmet. The production of these covers is not well documented so no exact specifics are known. Examples of the finished buttonhole slit covers have been found with 1957 contract dates, but most encountered examples are undated with standard foliage slits that were likely produced sometime during the 1960's. I also added the helmet liner which was produced by Firestone sometime during the 1955-1963 timeframe. [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1794%20E_zps38c7ctp3.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1794_20E_zps38c7ctp3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/DSC_1798%20E_zpsxhzsbcst.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_DSC_1798_20E_zpsxhzsbcst.jpg[/IMG][/URL] ...and a photo of this type of cover in use at the Da Nang landing in 1964. [URL=http://s725.photobucket.com/user/coolhandluke7/media/post-10954-0-70081300-1364922236_zpsxoydjbrq.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i725.photobucket.com_albums_ww260_coolhandluke7_post_10954_0_70081300_1364922236_zpsxoydjbrq.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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