Vietnam War M1 ?

**meyle77** · 09-13-2015, 06:23 PM

Thanks - the liner has the dome stamp 63 F 103 - so 1963 Firestone then ?

**relicz** · 09-13-2015, 06:31 PM

by earlymb

You could think of getting a Mitchell-pattern cover, these are easy to find and the type used during the whole Vietnam-war.

Disagree

**earlymb** · 09-13-2015, 06:49 PM

by relicz

Disagree

Yes, there were others too.

**meyle77** · 09-13-2015, 06:52 PM

Thanks again and I am keeping the helmet the way I got it.

**relicz** · 09-17-2015, 12:50 AM

Cool Helmet set, here is a '69 dated cover for comparison.

**meyle77** · 09-17-2015, 01:03 AM

Thanks - cool lid - saw it on ghw :-)

**relicz** · 09-17-2015, 01:10 AM

by meyle77

Thanks - cool lid - saw it on ghw :-)

This particular one was issued to a USMC Force Recon friend and was off shore during the evacuation of Saigon.

Those guys spent a lot of time in Boonie hats.

**battle gear** · 10-05-2015, 09:25 PM

the late war ERDL camo covers like yours were often seen in Cambodia during the Fall of Phnom Penh in 1975

A US soldier stands guard as America pulls out of Cambodia. Since early morning, secret evacuation orders have been passed around Phnom Penh. Operation 'Eagle Pull' was underway in the gulf of Thailand and a wave of helicopters had begun airlifting Americans and their friends to an awaiting aircraft carrier prior to the fall of Phnom Penh and the arrival of the Khmer Rouge.