WWII Canadian MKII Helmet Net?
Article about: Hi guys, I'm a bit stumped on this helmet net I picked up and was wondering if anyone can make a positive ID. The net is fine woven mesh and is two tone (one side Brown the other Green), it
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its not the regular type two tone Canadian net, sorry. Does it have a finished edge at all? the lighter side could just be fading
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Hi John,
There is no finished edge, the net looks like its been cut from a larger piece, possibly vehicle netting.
Also, someone said it's a NATO vehicle net from the 80's, but again I scoured the internet and found no evidence of that.
Pat
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I doesn't match the three fine-net post WWII Aussie patterns I have.
I am used to seeing very coarse nets on vehicles.
Is it synthetic fibre?
Oz.
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Looks like a cut-up vehicle/equipment net, as stated.
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Ok, I ran a quick burn test on a tiny piece of the netting that I cut from the inner edge (tucked under liner).
There's definitely no nylon in there; it burned with a bit of a yellow flame and didn't melt or give off a chemical smell. The ash was black and easily crushed.
I'm leaning towards cotton, wool or linen.
Just would like to know what country this net belonged to originally and whether it's WWII period.
Pat
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It looks to me as two types of early British Helmet net sewn together to make up one good net. It could be period WW2 or post WW2 , I wouldn't know how to be sure either way.
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