Heh, you can buy original Eyemo camera body shells for a $100. Though resin/3D printing would be an easier base to work from.       

Started stretching the fabric over the helmet which is by far the hardest part. Cut up and old faded OD T shirt since it’s made of stretchy material. I’m going to try to glue it slowly in multiple stretched sections so that it conforms better. I’m also fine if there are some folds as I can literally iron the out hopefully. Will also try to shrink it to the liner by soaking it in water and then drying it outside super fast. Do that multiple times and it should conform.

Any ideas what these are?

I also need to ask someone to actually search it up as I don’t have the resources to do it myself. Really hoping this guy was in Desert shield/storm or Somalia.

Thanks all for the comments. The webbing is missing some stuff. I want to find out who the guy actually was so if I could find a picture of him put it together like the picture. Yes a little disappointed all the webbing isn’t there. But I really can’t be complaining with this group. It is an Awsome group.

Here is another interesting item which appears to be experimental. SIGNAL, SMOKE, GROUND XM 169. I do know of a couple other collectors who have these, but really couldn't provide any history regarding their issue and use. There are very similar to the old 35 mm film cans of the time. I'm assuming they came in different colors. These were yellow and dated.6-69. Does anyone have any info regarding these items? Thanks.

Hey guys, l'd like to know if anyone else has seen or can provide any information on this fire starter used prior to and during the Vietnam War years? This is a STARTER, FIRE, M1 and  appears to be the father to the more common and smaller sized M2 fire starters. I've never seen another one like this, but that's just me. Does anyone have any info? Thanks, Scott

Sweet grouping. Chances are he had to turn in his original helmet and later picked up another one at an Army Navy Store and did it up like how he did, whether he went during an exercise or during Desert Storm. Looks awesome either way, just need to put together the webbing.

Unfortunately I haven’t found out how he received the SSM.. I obtained his records from the archives, and there were only four documents available, everything else was destroyed in the fire in 1973.. 

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, as I picked it up in an antique store for 50 cents. I know next to nothing about patches, as I usually stick to field gear. However, this patch caught my eye because it appeared possibly theater made and it was a USMC patch which is unusual. Can anyone tell me if it’s authentic? Thanks, Wade