I know it's been a few years, I found this liner when I first started collecting. I can easily identify it now, just took some schooling. Thanks for all of the responses!!!

I like it, except the inside pictures looks like a typical vietnam/korea repaint, with the light semi apple green color. the outside looks good though, a little light compared to a mint helmet I have, but different factories different paint, or storage, whatever. the contrast between the inside and outside stump me, maybe it's just the lighting. either way a great find!

It sure is a beauty if it's legit, that's what caught me off guard. I have never held a WW2 M1 in this condition let alone evaluate the authenticity. Thanks for the response!

Found this the other day when I was going through my old newspapers. Pretty cool addition for the collection. Anyone ever seen this before? Advertising the Green River ordnance plant in Dixon Illinois.

I have been gone all weekend. The pictures came in sets for exhibit.  There are  probably  100 pictures some more interesting  than others.

I just returned home from a birthday party for Kassidy’s father-in-law. I was there for over four hours staring at these tempting delicious looking and smelling donuts. But despite it all, I'm proud to say that I did not succumb and did not eat any. But I sure wanted to!  mikie

That third picture is taken at a hellhole outside of Ad Diwaniyah.  We were there after returning from Tikrit on Task Force Tripoli.

It's possible these ERDL covers were part of field trials. The USMC was trying to get their own ERDL uniforms as well as ERDL helmet covers around this time.    I found the attached image in the references of a document. The ERDL "tropical utilities" mentioned would seem to be, or at least related to, the "Coat, Combat, Tropical (MC)" and "Trousers, Combat, Tropical (MC)" that are known about. They are a sort of mix between the old USMC utilities and jungle uniforms, made in poplin ERDL material and are marked "CONTRACT NO. 7910". It would seem from the document that a ERDL helmet cover was also part of the set, and they probably had multiple iterations or versions of the items.

The outside paint job is in beautiful condition.

Thought I would post this.  I “acquired” it in Iraq south of Baghdad when on the push north with the 1st Marine Division in 2003.  We weren’t sleeping much then so the exact location is a bit foggy.  I was able to get a lot of signatures on it including our CG (then Major General Mattis) and our ADC (then Brigadier General Kelly).  I will pass it on to the kids one day. Some of the signatures and comments take me back to a time that doesn’t seem like it was nearly as long ago as it was I hope you enjoy!