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Great aircraft, needs a lot of work though

The interior doesn't match the wear of the outside of the lid.....looks like a repro replacement

They also came in a range of bright colours....orange and yellow, and a bone colour

Thanks for the info on what to look for

The gold bird seems to be poor quality and a bit misshapen and out of proportion fro my liking

WW2 fat containers only require a quarter turn to open.....post war ones screw down a few times before they are sealed

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Sorry I didn't see you already knew that

I can't see the "obvious" signs to this being post war, the liner suspension nut seems different, and the chinstrap also seems different.....what are the other redo flags to look for......I own a...

Thankyou all for your answers to my question......a little research on my part is needed

Excuse my ignorance, but what was the use of the blank cuff title? Was it a sign of an unasigned unit?

We're these lids used post war by anyone?

Thanks mate,
I'm still to get better photos of the texture on the lid, which I will do in the morning.....

I stand corrected on the M3.....I wasn't sure, so thanks for pointing that out

It is...

I noticed tonight on Foxtel that it was going to be on according to their schedule.....however it was not shown and replaced with another show

Didn't offend me mate, I just think the lid is perfectly fine as it is.....but at the end of the day, if you buy it, it's yours to do with as you please

Could also be used by infantry to call in and adjust artillery

It's possible to refir another liner, but why do it? It takes away from the history of this particular lid....it would just become another shell with a repro liner which no collector would like as it...

I habe a few masked brillee, but finding it hard to track down a pair of the dienst brille

Thanks for the info, really interesting helmet

I'll get some better pics of the paint in the morning for you....it does feel to have the right texture paint surface

It's nice to have it sitting on my shelf

Thanks mate,
I figured the chinstrap was a replacement, and there are some marks where the felt pads were, but I agre with it being repainted...
I've always wanted one, so even if if nots a...

Gday,
I took a real punt on this one when it appeared in a local antique store......from looking at other examples online, she seems to be ok, the chin strap I think may be a replacement, it is...

It's basically a hard shell severed in cloth....and made to look like a beret.....

Do you have liners for them?

I held onto it after Timor, then was issued the next gen one for Iraq in 2005.... I handed that one in and this one was somehow not on my Q record, so when I got out, I officially didn't have a...

This is the helmet that was issued to me in 1999 for deployment to East Timor.