British Armoured Vehicle Crewmans helmet group

[douglas2496]

Hi everyone, I dont generally collect postwar items but I have this AFV related group that I bought at a car boot sale when I was a teenager. I think I paid about £25 around 20 years ago. It consists of an unidentified armoured vehicle periscope dated 66, an armoured vehicle crewmans helmet/headset from the 70's or 80's, and a 1969 dated S6 gasmask with early 80's accessories. Any comments welcome. Doug

[James C]

nice grouping douglas im assuming yours is an earlier example to mine as i cant see a chinstrap present ,does yours have side yokes that would support a chinstrap ?,here is my only example ,it has a D stencil front and rear

[douglas2496]

Hi James, thanks for showing me your example and for the photograph of the helmet in wear. My helmet does indeed have those yoke loops and is missing the chinstrap. I really like these helmets.

[James C]

i like them too douglas and they display really well ,i was told going off the thread i posted of my example the earlier bone domes didn't have chinstraps ,my example is missing the velcro ear cup retainers found externally on each side

[reneblacky]

Nice lot, here's my '89 dated one unissued

[Sykes27f]

Nice grouping there, and all for twenty quid - what a steal!
For what it's worth, and apologies if you already know this, the plastic squeezy bottle would have contained a fine powder (nicknamed 'fullers earth') and applied as part of the so-called 'blot bang and rub' decontamination procedure shortly after an attack where chemical agents may or may not be present in the atmosphere. I believe it is supposed to soak up any chemical moisture on kit, equipment and skin. And the detector paper is just that - used like litmus paper.

[douglas2496]

Nice grouping there, and all for twenty quid - what a steal!
For what it's worth, and apologies if you already know this, the plastic squeezy bottle would have contained a fine powder (nicknamed 'fullers earth') and applied as part of the so-called 'blot bang and rub' decontamination procedure shortly after an attack where chemical agents may or may not be present in the atmosphere. I believe it is supposed to soak up any chemical moisture on kit, equipment and skin. And the detector paper is just that - used like litmus paper.

Thanks for that, yes I was aware of this but I am grateful for your comments.

Rene, thanks for showing your example, its most interesting to see a mint one and I didnt know they were being manufactured so late.

[Spitace41]

Nice grouping. I also have such a helmet and its more modern equivalent. I believe they were nicknamed the "Dan Dare" helmet.