I have noticed, and I have done it myself, a lot of German helmets in collections with the chinstrap pulled over the lip of the helmet....I have stopped doing this because I have never seen a period photo of German soldiers doing this, it seems to be prevalent with American helmets, the chinstrap of the M1 liner always seems to be in this position, bu never on german.
To me it overstretches an original chinstrap causing more damage....I tend to now tuck the chinstrap in the liner loose, and now I have my helmet stands I just let them dangle free...
Any thoughts???
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