m1 chin strap length question
Article about: question. i have had several m1 helmets, American Nam and ww2, and German now, ...none of them have had chinstraps long enough to connect behind the back of the lid. seems like almost every
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Re: m1 chin strap length question
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m1guy
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-while pondering this i realized this gadget connecting the gap could easily be accomplished with a Frag Grenade pin! it looks almost identical to the pin in the picture. not only would that do the job, these were very available durring the war and is very similar to the thing in the picture!---- if you want your straps to fit around back and they dont fit, i think this is the coolest alternative! wel i do at least. let me know what you guys think.
Sounds like a great idea and likely used on the short chin straps.....might have to do this myself on one of my kids display helmets.
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