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I'll just keep it where it is, if it indeed does get worse I'll move it.

But I won't replace it just yet as it doesn't need it.
Did however, replace the sponges of another M56 I have of which the...

Ah yes, should have been specific

It is a refurbished early model M56, has rivets but also a plastic liner with yellow sponges.

Here some pictures of the liner and sponges.
It isn't gone too...

I have used steaming to make old newpapers that were dried out and brittle, sort of soft and unfoldable again so i could open them up and see where it was from..
with that logic, i would assume the...

Hey all, i was wondering

how do i keep the sponges in the M56 nice and soft?
I now own 2 M56's of which one came with dried up sponges but the other one has nice soft sponges.
after a day in my...

Huh.. but if this late liner was first used in 1976 (hence M56/76) then it was made after Vietnam...?

So why is the name M56/76 then?

I myself am based in The Netherlands, so while finding one isn't hard, finding one for cheap is!
And as my collection is focussed around EU deactivated guns, that is where my money goes.
Helmets as...

Haha, even if you don't intend to, at some point you will realize your collection has gone.. a tad too far

Bought my M56 for my Vietnam display (yes, I realize the M56/76 never was used in Vietnam...

"Looks to me to be II for size 2 and 11 for November"
Didn't know they stamped the month in, I thought the II was a factory thing and 11 should be a size stamp

I tried using chalk but the year...

Hey all, understandable

It's just that on PC, the system doesn't work at all for me..

But I am on mobile now, so here we go

Thanks in advance

So i have an odd one for you guys to figure out...

My M56 has the later liner (with plastic thingy) as as for markings, it has the II with 11 stamped underneath (where the size would be) and no...