Yep......the weapons used have attachments which, when “fired”, set off the detectors......as shown in “Heartbreak Ridge”.....
Yep......the weapons used have attachments which, when “fired”, set off the detectors......as shown in “Heartbreak Ridge”.....
Very very nice Adrian and the 1st one I have ever seen up to now I did not know these existed...by Composite
Regards Mark
While out 'detecting' today I made this ground find of a visor mount:
It was in a somewhat sheltered spot next to a building so, from the corrosion etc, its clearly been lying outside for quite some time. With the mounting bolt reattached, it appears to have been removed from a helmet & discarded for some reason. It looked familiar but the size & weight of the bracket threw me so I didn't immediately identify it & search the area in much more detail... I'll need to go back to see if there's a pair
I thought it might be worth posting here because, from the quoted posts its clear the 'mount' was used for several helmet/visor combinations but on differing metal 'brackets'. From the examples above, what I have found appears to be a Mk6 / Mk6A IS or de-mining version... or perhaps somebody can tell me if there's more to it than that?
With thanks in advance!
Having done Brackets, I guess jaw protection should be included....
Here's 3
These things took-off big time during the Afghan years and a number of styles were trialed / used. They range from what appears to be quite flimsy (though deceptively strong) like that on the ACU'd example to things that you certainly don't wanna drop on your foot. And of course, the Brit Virtus (borrowed) has one too (and there appears to be 2 versions of that too). In reality, they seem to be restricted to (or should that be preferred by) the likes of top gunners / exposed drivers etc...
...other countries have them too.........hint hint.....
Here's another product......it's a foliage holder that clips onto the rim of the helmet and effectively mimicks the elastic straps which are found on the old style cloth covers. The plastic edge hooks are a tad difficult to fit and I'd suggest it was made with the Mk7 in mind as, once on, they sit nicely with the black edging piece.
'pretty sure this is a commercial / non-issue piece and probably made by the same folk who made the torch holder in Post #9
...so as some squaddies were cutting the elastic OFF their covers to look cool / "Ally", others were buying and fitting commercial kit which did the same job.......'soldiers eh?
Velcro-backed "Cats Eye" variant....3 luminous disk strip (2 and 1 disk variants are available) - not "issue"
Whilst we’re discussing (?) all things that glitter do we have any knowledge re when glint squares appeared (‘see what I did there?).....’some time during Afghan right?
Another "beacon" which apparently came from a helmet although the clip fitting looks more suited to slotting on clothing....
..it's a new model to me.....'anyone? (usually what happens now is someone posts a I've-got-one-of-those"...)
...and now the Royal Marines are looking at Cameras (“Marworks”) for their Helmets....
Adrian an interesting beacon I have not seen before will see if I can dig up any information on them..
Regards Mark
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