british m76 parachutist helmet

**James C** · 07-20-2013, 08:57 AM

good morning fellow lid collectors ,things have been very quite on the helmet front for a long time ,but this week picked up this composite para helmet

**Spitace41** · 07-20-2013, 09:27 AM

Great helmet. And if it is from who I think it is from, excellent provenance

**James C** · 07-20-2013, 10:04 AM

many thanks spitace ,i think you guess correct on the previous owner ,a true gent

here she is on the shelf in the brit section of the display

**Spitace41** · 07-20-2013, 10:31 AM

Looking good. How old is the DPM cover roughly? is it 95 patt or earlier?

**Opex** · 07-20-2013, 11:25 AM

Hi James, very,very nice.

I like this example a lot, and with provenance even better, it appears to have a Mk6 chinstrap fitted ,which I would imagine in use was much more efficient than the original!!!

Great addition, and looks fantastic among it's brethren !!

**KradSpam** · 07-20-2013, 11:57 AM

Nice lid, I have had a few of these. Spit I think the covers were a lot earlier than '95 pattern, they came in with the Mk6 I think so 1985-ish? This one has had the foliage loops removed to make it look a bit more ally

**James C** · 07-20-2013, 03:03 PM

thanks for your thoughts on this helmet ,andy i believe you nailed the correct pattern as 85 dpm

the elasticated foliage straps can become quite saggy over time so i guess removed purley because of the unsightliness ,thanks for your interest spitace i find 85 and 95 pattern dpm is very similar ,thanks for your comments opex ,ive got to be honest on the chinstrap i never even thought it could be from a mk6 the subtleties are hard to distinguish to my untrained eye allthough i have heard of this style helmet being much sought after by ground troops ,from what ive heard its a very comfortable helmet to wear comparable to the latest mk7 ,i think we really do need a composite helmet section on this forum now some of the early pasgt's and these para lids for example are of some vintage now already ,thanks again james

**Eric Zentner** · 07-20-2013, 03:12 PM

Nice looking lid James. You got a Great collection growing.

Eric

**James C** · 07-20-2013, 03:14 PM

thank you very much eric ,glad you like

**Opex** · 07-20-2013, 04:53 PM

Totally agree James there does appear to be need for a composite helmet section, I have a few nylon,and kevlar examples myself, which I have been reluctant to show in the world steel helmet section,so perhaps there is a need for a ......world composite helmet section!