Mk2 Army, hessian cover & net.

[tinlid]

An standard army Mk2, but with an original hessian cover & early woven net.
The cover has an purpose built open hem where the string goes through to pull it tight, the net is an early woven type.
The helmet & liner are both dated 1940.

[Mark K]

Hi Aaron thanks for showing a lovely example the construction on the Hessian cover is very reminiscent of the one I added to my collection last year.

Regards Mark

[Steelhead10]

Very nice Aaron, and im geussing that the hessian covers are not easy to come by.

[ruddersrangers44]

Great looking Helmet Aaron,the hessian/woven setup looks fantastic,I've never even seen an early woven net for sale,are they really that rare?there only seems to be the mid-war knotted types available in vast numbers......

[tinlid]

Yes, these hessian covers are quite rare, Mark has one plus a few other collectors.
The early woven nets are also hard to find but they are out there.
Plenty of the knotted type though.

[Mark K]

Aaron is correct on both counts the early woven nets are out there but are quite hard to source I recently just added one to my collection it came as part of a deal on a Canadian DR /HSAT conversion.
And as to the hessian covers they can be a nightmare to authenticate as they have been widely faked and reproduced over the years so have to be looked at very carefully and then a leap of faith may still be required with out provenance which is the case of the example shown here but it is evident that both have been on this Mk II together for eons.

Regards Mark

[SMP]

Lovely combination. Congrats on getting this one, Aaron !

No luck with the Malta one yet ?

[tinlid]

It's got my name on it, just a matter of time.
Fingers crossed.

[James C]

very nice example Aaron ,well done and thanks for sharing with us