Helmet Net Installation - How To Put A British Mk. 2 Net On The M1 Helmet
Helmet Net Installation
Seven easy steps to help you get your Mk. 2 British helmet net to fit correctly on your M-1 helmet.
Big Red's Battle Blog RSS
British Mk. 2 Helmet Net 1942 to August 1945
British Mk. 2 Helmet Net 1942 to August 1945
"The Mk. 2 net was so widely used by American troops during the Normandy D-Day landings that after the images of the landings were released to the American public, the M1 helmet depicted with the Mk. 2 net became synonymous with the WWII GI".
A Fresh Coat For A Fresh Start!
A Fresh Coat For A Fresh Start!
After a good cleaning, M-1 helmets of WWII were sent through an automated painting booth where they were painted inside and out with a flat Olive Drab Green.
The Danish M-48 Helmet Net with Band “Clone”
The Danish M-48 Helmet Net with Band “Clone”
The Danish M-48 helmet is known as a “clone” to collectors as it is not of U.S. manufacture and only resembles the U.S. made M-1 however; the M-48 helmet was often used with a cotton helmet net that is almost identical in appearance to the M-1944 (Net, Helmet, with Band).
