patches Posted January 28, 2014 Share #26 Posted January 28, 2014 Or Dry Rot, I got a Sateen Cover once, thought I could rescue it with the old QM type Zig Zag back in forth machine stitching on the tears, which were a few here and there on the cover, but it was a no go, just to brittle with dry rot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted January 28, 2014 Share #27 Posted January 28, 2014 its on a vietnam pot all original, but it tends to tear from simple things like you can mess with it and let people look at it and touch it with no problem then out of no where you slightly grab the helmet and it tears especially on the foliage slits and in between the 2 side tongues that go around the bails ive dealt with covers before but none have reacted like this before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted January 28, 2014 Share #28 Posted January 28, 2014 It looks very nice. But it is likely a combination of age and storage which have rendered it brittle. Unfortunately there is no way to prevent it except to handle it as little as possible. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted January 28, 2014 Share #29 Posted January 28, 2014 i think so i have a 1981 woodland cover which looks like its been to hell and back (was issued) and when i got it it had been sewn back together and i wasnt sure about it with this mitchell cover because its a different feeling when it tears if that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 30, 2014 Share #30 Posted January 30, 2014 You could always just take this cover off and replace it with a better one, should run you what? $12 dollars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted January 31, 2014 Share #31 Posted January 31, 2014 online you cant find them for less than $25 i got this one for $10 at a military vehicle show but it only happens once a year other than that i cant find any local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Dogs Posted September 29, 2015 Share #32 Posted September 29, 2015 What was the "Wear Out Date for the Mitchell cover? I remember seeing them worn in the field at Hood in 85-86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 23, 2016 Share #33 Posted February 23, 2016 What was the "Wear Out Date for the Mitchell cover? I remember seeing them worn in the field at Hood in 85-86. I don't think there ever was a wear out date, like you I seen them too, at Benning, Hood and Wainwright early 80- late 82, and I'm sure everyone else who was in the Army in those days, AF and Marines too I,m thinking as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted July 28, 2018 Share #34 Posted July 28, 2018 Anyone knows the date on this. I was guessing 79 but the label looks older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted July 28, 2018 Share #35 Posted July 28, 2018 Interesting, ive never seen a white sewn tag on a woodland cover, can you show pics of the whole cover?...mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted July 29, 2018 Share #36 Posted July 29, 2018 Very strange, doesn't seem worth faking. Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pump 150 Posted July 29, 2018 Share #37 Posted July 29, 2018 Yes, it would be interesting to see the whole cover please. The D.P.S.C. name was in service from 1965-1998 so it would fall in line for 1979 if read that way. If anyone can confirm that is the way these contract numbers are truly read I would be interested in knowing as it may very well change some thoughts in other areas as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denfly Posted July 29, 2018 Share #38 Posted July 29, 2018 Here's some photos. From ebay seller item #263829823739. I too am curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted July 30, 2018 Share #39 Posted July 30, 2018 Hi...normally what happens is the services awards contract for initial (newly designed) clothing and then they realize its too much trouble managing contracts so they pass the management of the NSN to DLA. This label looks off ...Defense Personnel Support Center normally has contracts beginning with DSA100 or DLA100 and now SPM and SPE...and as stated a white cloth label compared to an ink stamp...but I could be wrong because many were made but the label just looks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pump 150 Posted July 30, 2018 Share #40 Posted July 30, 2018 Thanks for the info, very interesting. Since the label may be off for a standard production contract my next question is as this would appear to might be from 1979 for any with knowledge... With the “M-81 Woodland” being adopted in 1981 and it being essentially the ERDL Camo with the patterns enlarged during the later 1970’s, could this have been an early run of the new pattern under a limited contract with low volume numbers of uniforms and helmet covers made through D.P.S.C. for field trials or simulation testing possibly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo24 Posted May 9, 2021 Share #41 Posted May 9, 2021 Hi, I'm a bit new to understanding and dating mitchell covers, I got one in my collection dated 77, I've not really seen many others dated as such.. was 1977 the end of production for mitchell pattern helmet covers? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo24 Posted May 9, 2021 Share #42 Posted May 9, 2021 Thought I'd show it, From what I've seen online 77 was the last produced lot that was tagged.. *again I'm new* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted June 17, 2021 Share #43 Posted June 17, 2021 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting 69 Posted November 3, 2022 Share #44 Posted November 3, 2022 Does anyone know where to find the supposed book 'Nam Steel by kklinejr? I'm starting to think that it ain't real. But he quoted his own book, and it had a fairly comprehensive list of cover contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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