Thrifter_01 Posted August 12, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2022 The liner itself is standard, with nothing out of the ordinary there save for the WW2 headband attached to it. What I thought was interesting was the chinstrap itself, which is made from OD cotton. I know Euro clone chinstrap are made from the same material, but I could not find one that looked like this. Another interesting note, the black dots (cannot remember the proper name), are the same as the ones used to connect the nape strap on the back. Any more insight into this would be appreciated. The chinstrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC_COLLECTOR Posted August 12, 2022 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2022 I have never seen this mod on a p55 liner so I am at a loss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR Posted August 12, 2022 Share #3 Posted August 12, 2022 1960s recruiting poster. Helmet has the same type of chinstrap' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted August 13, 2022 Share #4 Posted August 13, 2022 That is quirky as all get out but really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrifter_01 Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted August 13, 2022 15 hours ago, BEAR said: 1960s recruiting poster. Helmet has the same type of chinstrap' Yup that's the same strap! So these straps may have just been used for recruitment posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 17, 2022 Share #6 Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 7:51 PM, BEAR said: 1960s recruiting poster. Helmet has the same type of chinstrap' I always felt that that is a Camo Band placed around the liner with the front of it pulled out and over the rim of the steel pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 17, 2022 Share #7 Posted August 17, 2022 Most peculiar. Was there ever and studs for the leather chinstrap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR Posted August 17, 2022 Share #8 Posted August 17, 2022 12 hours ago, patches said: I always felt that that is a Camo Band placed around the liner with the front of it pulled out and over the rim of the steel pot. I believe we had a discussion about this strap and poster some years ago. BEAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC_COLLECTOR Posted August 17, 2022 Share #9 Posted August 17, 2022 It is so weird they would manufacture this mod instead of just using a regular helmet and liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrifter_01 Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted August 18, 2022 Went ahead and decided to test the strap and camo band with a Vietnam lid. Comparing the two with the poster, the web chinstrap looks far more similar to the poster then the camo band. The camo band, while it does work, has a more noticeable separation between the liner and helmet. Granted, the band is a later version since I don't have a proper Vietnam era one on hand, but I think it would be the same case of separation. The P55 liner with the web chinstrap P55 on the Camo Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR Posted August 18, 2022 Share #11 Posted August 18, 2022 Some years ago, a discussion of this recruiting poster chinstrap ensued, and I think the opinion was that it was a camouflage band. Of course, this was made without any evidence otherwise. Now I think that since you have in hand "the real McCoy" chinstrap, we may now dismiss the camouflage band theory. BEAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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