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Hey Guys,

 

 I wanted to share an early Vietnam helmet I just received. It has a Westinghouse liner stamped 100 with its leather chinstrap with United Carr rivets. Appears to have blood stains on the leather headband. The cover has a 1963 contract number. The shell chinstrap buckle has the Anchor symbol on it. 
 

Thanks for looking,

James

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Thanks! Sorry, I forgot to show the pic of the Headband.

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Burning Hazard
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Nice helmet J. I think the stuff on the sweatband may be heavy GI grease.

 

Here is an M1 and and an M1 carbine pouch with similar staining.

 

Pat

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The straps look very fresh and incorrectly attached (webbing not doubled over and trimmed) to me. Nice P55 liner though.

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2 hours ago, Burning Hazard said:

Nice helmet J. I think the stuff on the sweatband may be heavy GI grease.

 

Here is an M1 and and an M1 carbine pouch with similar staining.

 

Pat

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Thanks Pat!

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1 hour ago, MattS said:

The straps look very fresh and incorrectly attached (webbing not doubled over and trimmed) to me. Nice P55 liner though.

 

Thanks Matt, I was looking at that and wondering myself. 

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There are a lot of these NOS straps out there, and they are usually doubled over before being crimped down. Here's a 1960s helmet I have to demonstrate what I mean:

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I appreciate the illustration, thanks again Matt!

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Nice with a 1963 cover! Nice score! Congrats !

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