Vietnam era M-1C, my last helmet purchase of 2010

[NickD]

hiya guys

this is my last buy of 2010 a VN era M-1C it has a twill cover the liner is made by FIRESTONE & a bottle of bug juice not sure if this is real or repro ??

[Panzer 3]

Hi nick as always a nice helmet it looks a good buy, your collection is growing well i should think.
i love the Vietnam lids but never got hold of a good one, ( Yet ). Have a great christmas
all the best, dave.

[NickD]

cheers mate

its a good lid to end the year on one good thing about VN era lids they're easier & cheaper to find then WW2 ones

hope you & your family have a great Christmas & an even better new year

[davejb]

Hi Nick, nice lid, what date is the camo cover, mine is dated inside, ie the inside of the cover

[Mountaineer]

Real nice lid. Thanks for posting. Rich

[Ty Revelo]

Nice Nick,

My M-1C has the same twill cover although mine is of earlier vintage. I do like the the bug repellent and am trying to locate one for my display.

Congrat's

Ty

[rra227]

Nice helmet.Insect Repellent is great! Rich A. in Pa.

[noelh]

Nice helmet, the bug repellent is a nice touch. I must get myself a nice Vietnam era helmet one day.

I must say though that I'm dubious about any of the helmet covers that exist now ever saw Vietnam for real. I doubt they would last a year of action, tropical heat, monsoon rain etc. A lot of photos I've seen show rather battered and filthy covers.

Have you any that you can actually say were in the 'Nam, Nick?

[Wehrmacht39]

Nice lid The insect repellent is original, I have a bottle myself. There is an army surplus store about 10 min from my house. The owner is a Vietnam vet. He has a box full of the 60's dated insect repellent for like $4.00 a bottle!

Here's mine:

[Ty Revelo]

Well, what are you waiting for ? Pick me up one and i'll send you the dough

rgds, Ty