Similar covers where used by Australia.
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Khakigreen cover for the M1926 helmet. The outside is very
faded and looks almost sand coloured, while the inside is more of a
light green. It is attached by means of a drawstring. |
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French M1951 with mosquito
net, manufactured in 1954. |
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The lizard camouflage pattern
hood of the army parka was often used as a helmet cover. It should
however be secured in place by i piece of inner tube, like the green
cover just below. |
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The M1956 paratrooper helmet
with olive green cover. This is yet another example of a parka hood
doubling as helmet cover. It is held in place by a piece of tyre tube. |
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The reversible "Salade"
camouflage net on a F1S1 helmet. It is secured on the helmet with a
drawstring and eight small metal hooks. Similar covers where used by Australia. |
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French F1S1
with cover in the CCE pattern. The previous owner has added his
sergeant chevrons and
blood group on it. The small pictures show two typical labels of these
covers. |
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French F1S1 with desert camo
cover, manufactured in 1990. These covers where first used in the
Desert Storm campaign. Oddly, this cover has a drawstring, unlike the
cover above with its
rubber rim. |
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The F2 helmet with standard
CCE pattern cover. |
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The F2 helmet with
desert camouflage cover. Held in place by a rubber rim. |
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The UN cover for the F2 helmet.
Although there are F2 helmets with blue paint, there also exists this
blue cover for the standard green helmet. |
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Unknown French helmet cover with
elastic foliage bands. It has two concealable 'cat eyes' (One seen on
the right), and a large velcro patch (Here covered by a piece of camo
fabric) on the back. The pictures below show the label and the attached
instructions. Any help on identifying this cover would be much
appreciated. |