AnDuc49 Posted March 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 21, 2019 Hello all, Here’s another nice well used piece that I was able to pick up recently. This came out of Southern California near Orange County. According to the seller, he was clearing out a storage unit when he found it in the vet’s foot locker. The helmet itself is a Specialty Defense System’s (SDS) produced Medium-sized “Warrior Helmet”. Due to a shortage of Lightweight (LWH) Helmets during the 2010-2012 troop surge in Afghanistan, many line company Marines ended up using Army ACHs. Rather than the normal foliage green chinstraps, it has been refitted with tan chinstraps which show heavy grime from usage. Thanks to some conveniently placed tears, you can see that the helmet has been repainted tan at some point in it’s life. Interestingly enough, rather than the standard seven pad configuration, there’s only three pads (Center is from Team Wendy, the other two are Gentex pads I believe); while this is technically against regulations as it reduces protection, many Soldiers and Marines used fewer pads to increase air flow due to Afghanistan/Iraq's hot environement. The cover is heavily faded and torn in numerous places. At the rear, the Marine has sewn on a nametape with his name, “Barefoot”. Another interesting note is that rather than using an ACH night vision mount, the vet used a PASGT/LWH mount instead. Since the profile of the two helmets differ, he bent the cleats of the mount so that it’d fit snugly. A larger/longer screw was used as well to secure the mount. It’s possible that at some point a rhino arm was attached, but as the top half of mount is completely destroyed, it’s no longer possible to mount one. Overall, it’s a nice set that shows honest use. I hope that you all like it as much as I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnDuc49 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted March 21, 2019 You can see how much of the NVG mount has broken off here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnDuc49 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted March 21, 2019 If you look closely, you can see the tan repaint peeking out from under the rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted March 21, 2019 Share #9 Posted March 21, 2019 Cool helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted March 21, 2019 Share #10 Posted March 21, 2019 It's amazing how many current vets loose their storage units in SoCal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted March 21, 2019 Share #11 Posted March 21, 2019 Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchfoot Posted March 22, 2019 Share #12 Posted March 22, 2019 Thats a beauty. No doubt its been there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krautpot Posted March 22, 2019 Share #13 Posted March 22, 2019 Like the others allready said, very cool helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted March 22, 2019 Share #14 Posted March 22, 2019 Great looking helmet??....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf41 Posted March 22, 2019 Share #15 Posted March 22, 2019 Usually these ACH helmets don't do much for me , but this one has "the look" . Very cool helmet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glidertrooper Posted March 25, 2019 Share #16 Posted March 25, 2019 Agreed, proper 'been there' look to this wonderful helmet and love the HD quality photos of it. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanson Posted January 18, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 18, 2022 Found this beauty attack local thrift shop… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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