Tom Pearcy Posted May 28, 2016 Share #1 Posted May 28, 2016 How do I determine the date of my Kevlar helmet and where can I get a cover for it? Thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted May 28, 2016 Share #2 Posted May 28, 2016 Here, and here post the helmet in the helmet section and check the for sale section for a cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972firebird Posted May 28, 2016 Share #3 Posted May 28, 2016 ive got a woodland camo kevlar cover in the for sale section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted May 29, 2016 Share #4 Posted May 29, 2016 The date should be stamped inside, maybe near the crown, but could be off-center. What kind of Kevlar helmet is it? PASGT? MICH? ACH? Covers for all types are fairly easy to find. Make sure you get the right size based on your helmet size. Post some pics. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Pearcy Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted May 29, 2016 Can post a pic (later). Helmet is a PASGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 29, 2016 Share #6 Posted May 29, 2016 In the top of the inside of the PASGT there will be a 2 digit date molded in, that is the year. ex. "86" = 1986. Look inside the circle in the middle of the suspension. Some have 4 dates in a circle separated by a "+" shape, not to sure about that one but it will be in the range of the years inside. I don't know if these numbers are when the helmet was made or when the mold was made. 1983 1984 1985 1986 , helmet is a gentex 1988 1986 1985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 29, 2016 Share #7 Posted May 29, 2016 1987 1984 Hope this helps What kind of cover do you want? I've got a woodland PASGT and a 6 color desert (chocolate chip) I'd sell for a few bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Pearcy Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted May 29, 2016 I would like one used by Marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 30, 2016 Share #9 Posted May 30, 2016 Like with the EGA? cause otherwise it's the same. Not all marines had EGAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Pearcy Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted May 30, 2016 What about size marking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 30, 2016 Share #11 Posted May 30, 2016 XS = Extra Small S = Small M = Medium L = Large XL = Extra Large They are formated with the size, a hyphen and then a number, number is irrelevant, I believe it is the mold number For example; XS-1 and XS-3 would be extra small and both be the same size. On ebay, the larger the size the more it will sell for (Unless it has something special about it) XS and S will sell for around $40-50 shipped, L will sell for around $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 30, 2016 Share #12 Posted May 30, 2016 Small Small Small S-1 and S-2 compared, they are the same size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 30, 2016 Share #13 Posted May 30, 2016 Small Extra Small Medium Large Extra Large is uncommon, unfortunately I do not have one, hopefully someone who does can post pics. A forum member on here told a story of when he was in the Military and went to the Central Issuing Facility to turn in his XL helmet and the CIF worker didn't believe they made them that large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbranch Posted May 30, 2016 Share #14 Posted May 30, 2016 In the top of the inside of the PASGT there will be a 2 digit date molded in, that is the year. ex. "86" = 1986. Look inside the circle in the middle of the suspension. Some have 4 dates in a circle separated by a "+" shape, not to sure about that one but it will be in the range of the years inside. I don't know if these numbers are when the helmet was made or when the mold was made. Helmet1.jpg 1983 1984 1985 1986 , helmet is a gentex With these, you just have to look to see which dates have been "peened" to indicate the year of production. Basically, once 1983 was over, they would hit that section of the date with a punch, leaving the 1983 section with a peened mark and leaving the other three sections clear. Once 1984 was over, they made a mark in that section, and so on. So the earliest date without a mark is the approximate year of production. This is a fairly common practice with plastic molding. You can lots of consumer products that have similar date stamps molded into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted May 30, 2016 Share #15 Posted May 30, 2016 With these, you just have to look to see which dates have been "peened" to indicate the year of production. Basically, once 1983 was over, they would hit that section of the date with a punch, leaving the 1983 section with a peened mark and leaving the other three sections clear. Once 1984 was over, they made a mark in that section, and so on. So the earliest date without a mark is the approximate year of production. This is a fairly common practice with plastic molding. You can lots of consumer products that have similar date stamps molded into them. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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