Early war USMC M1

[NickD]

yep nick Australia made some during ww2 .Military Antiques - WW2 USMC M1 Helmet & Australian 1st Patt. Camo Cover - 1943 : ANZACBLADE, Militaria For Sale For You

theres been much speculation as to whether the Aussies made USMC covers for US use but it still has not been 100% confirmed that they did & that all so called Aussie made USMC covers are seen as fakes

Austrailian Made USMC Camo Helmet Covers - ***HOLDING / SORTING AREA*** - U.S. Militaria Forum

[aj4010]

Here are a couple for comparison. The pictures will enlarge quite well.

Best Regards,

Andy

[NickD]

& here's some pics of a repro cover i did have the type stitching this one has matches yours.

[jumpingjank]

i thought so too.dont most US camos have identification or markings on it somewhere ? cheers

[jumpingjank]

and thanks nick was wondering about the aussie made covers. your clone camo looks the same stitching and everything .so conclusion is that his camo is a repro ? cheers

[aj4010]

If I remember correctly, the stitching on the central seams was made on one machine which had two needles, so a way to judge a cover is to look for perfectly parallel rows of stitching which all originals will have.

Best Regards,

Andy

[NickD]

i thought so too.dont most US camos have identification or markings on it somewhere ? cheers

WW2 USMC covers were never marked or stamped in anyway they only started doing this when they made the post war 1950's version.

[moaning minnie]

Very good point Andy now i've seen both types there's no comparison with regards to the stitching,neat as they come,thanks to both of you for the picsregards Dave.

[jumpingjank]

didnt know that thanks dave .i have learnt so much from you hahaha so cheers for that ! .when i look at the stitching on the repros compared to the originals .the original stitching is straighter and neater ? where as the repro is not so much ? could be just my eyes haha.cheers

[James C]

well spotted guys ,if it is a repo then it would of fooled me especially with faded apearance i dont know anything about these covers but its a great looking cammo pattern for sure