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moaning minnie
im not surprised andy but to touch on what you stated earlier regarding lids left in normandy,a lot of fixed bales with standard chinstraps were used in conjuntion with a para type 2 liner and medic tape used to keep the liner and shell together.so its fair to say that those shells would have been postwar repainted and most likely put back in to the ground troop cycle most likely for korea.only a guess as d-bales were very short in making up the amount of lids actually needed.hence why alternatives were requested,this is one good thread you started my friend cheers dave.
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