British Mk7 helmet - everything you need to know

[Composite]

I think the most interesting point is the strap......5-point on the 7....3-point on the 6A...so presumably your 6A has been retro-drilled, unless of course yours is an official hybrid???

[Redstalker]

Yes it has been drilled but by who? It looks pretty well lined up were it has been drilled to accommodate the Mk7 chinstrap and the original holes for the liner tightening straps have been capped off. The only other thing to note is the liner brow pad sits very high in the helmet I (picture enclosed)

[Redstalker]

Mk7 Helmet very well used with matching soldiers number on helmet and cover.

[Cjmil]

Hey all

Need some help in identifying what the black substance is on these helmets please. Both look like a black glue with remnants of helmet net. Or is it for IR squares

The Camo helmet doesn’t seem to have had sniper tape along the edge so I’m guessing glued down loose bottom edge net .. stuck down glue or with IR squares ?

Thoughts please

Thank you

[Composite]

I'd say it's adhesive residue from Glint Squares attached after all the scrimming has been done....or simply just part of the scrim process

[Cjmil]

Any one know what adhesive is used to stick the squares as seems consistent. I’ve only see Velcro ones that aren’t self adhesive

[Composite]

..perhaps that's a question for ARS...

[Cjmil]

Ars?

[Watchdog]

Ars?

This I imagine;

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However, without seeing the adhesive remains in hand it just isn't possible to say because the military stores catalogue has a whole section for glues and adhesive products from highly purpose specific cyanoacrylate adhesives (super glue really) and two part epoxy resins (Araldite etc), the whole range of Loctite products down to bog standard contact adhesives and even paper glue. So the best you can say is that it would likely be whatever "Tom" could scrounge or pilfer from within his own unit or even whatever he had previously bought in Halfords or Tescos.

Not a huge amount of help but the short answer is "anything sticky" because there is no specific product sourced for such purposes. No "Goo sticky, badge/patch application, ground troops" Unfortunately

If I had to bet on it I would go with some sort of contact adhesive.

Regards

Mark.

PS Looking again it could even be panel bonding adhesive. Something like "Grip-fill" it is typically black rather than the proprietry pink or white so it looks like black mastic but sets hard.

[Cjmil]

Thanks very much big help.

I think it’s a black epoxy going by what I’ve removed