Battle Damaged US Vietnam Helmet
Just a sample of one of our recently sold items ...
A US M1 helmet of the Vietnam war period with bullet entry & exit holes to front & rear & correlating bullet damage where it has entered the liner via the shell then travelled causing a large gash before exiting .
Helmet shows heavy wear with ripped camouflage Mitchell cover that has an early to mid sixties contract number on the underside of one of its fingers. The sweatband is of the early 1970s period with a liner band that has DSA marking indicating pre 1976 manufacture. 'A washers' of the liner itself are of the pre 1972 pattern with a very faint date of what appears to be '7th December 1965' to headband. Long chinstrap remains .
A helmet that was purchased in the USA some years ago I am sadly unable to provide any further information regarding its wearer.
Code: 12767