strange M1 cover

**emileverbunt** · 08-23-2018, 08:33 AM

Has anyone information about this cover?
The helmet with cover is offered on Australian Ebay as a Vietnam era cover. Never seen one like this.

Cheers,
Emile

**reneblacky** · 08-23-2018, 08:51 AM

never seen one either! IR?!? would be interesting to see the under side?

**earlymb** · 08-23-2018, 09:37 AM

Looks like 80's anti-infrared pattern? Parka's in this pattern were worn during Desert Storm.

**RSW** · 08-23-2018, 09:52 AM

No way is that a Vietnam helmet cover. It is a night desert camo pattern used during the first gulf war (1990-91). It was designed to help defeat night vision and is long since obsolete. I have seen parkas in this pattern that were US issue.

The US military was also no longer wearing steel pot helmets by the time the gulf war took place; the issue helmets were the "Fritz" PASGT and the helmet cover shown above would not have fit them. So it is not US. However, Australia did use this pattern and if they were also still wearing steel pots during the first gulf war then that is what I believe you have - an Australian first gulf war night desert camo cover.

EDIT: This is what the US issued uniform looked like (source: US Army):

Desert uniform, night, 3/4 front, CEMEL - Digital Commonwealth

**Composite** · 08-23-2018, 10:08 AM

...what RSW said.......

I've seen (and got...I think) the uniform...but I can't recall ever seeing a helmet cover...so thanks for sharing

**reneblacky** · 08-23-2018, 10:12 AM

pretty sure it's not Aussie, but stand to be corrected.

**christek** · 08-23-2018, 10:15 AM

by reneblacky

pretty sure it's not Aussie, but stand to be corrected.

I agree...

**emileverbunt** · 08-23-2018, 10:40 AM

Thanks for all your clarifying answers!
Cheers,
Emile

**earlymb** · 08-23-2018, 12:50 PM

This is the parka, which seems to be relatively common. I never saw trousers of the helmet cover (M1 or PASGT) in this pattern but never paid much attention to it either.