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So you are confirming my hunch, that is that Canadian nets were either of the two-tone type or of the green woven type. Thank you!

Hello,

As always, I have lots of questions - this one is about Canadian helmet nets as a whole: the two-tone Canadian net is considered the Canadian helmet net par excellence, but I suppose that...

One question: wasn't the two-tone Canadian helmet net supposed to be large enough for the Mk III helmet? This one barely fits my Canadian Mk II...

Here is a "genuine" repro two-tone helmet net for comparison - notice the whitish areas near the knots.

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As I am no expert, your comments would be greatly appreciated cool militaria

Here are my latest nets - one is a dark brown (British?) net and the other a two-tone Canadian one.1618596

You will tell me if I am wrong, but I do think the Canadian net at least is a repro....

Then it must be British. Did Canadians ever use British nets in Europe? Of course I am not implying that this net is original to the helmet, but I would like to know if the one-tone British net is...

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This one is on a 1942 Canadian Mk II helmet, but that does not mean it is either Canadian or period correct.

Could you tell me whether, by any chance, it is both?...

There seems to have been a James Frederick Pullin recorded with the same service number (1721785) in the Royal Air Force in 1941 - could he be the original owner of your helmet?...

https://i.imgur.com/juEIdJL.jpg

A few netted helmets on this photo, taken in Arromanches (Normandy), after the D-Day landings.

https://i.imgur.com/iFdW2JC.jpg

Thank you very much indeed for the information :)

I know close to nothing about British & Canadian helmet nets, but maybe you could tell me more about the net I have put on the lid my grandfather found during the Battle of Normandy - I bought the...