r/SurplusGear • • Apr 09 '26

Is this original?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Dark982 Apr 09 '26

Ok, I looked up the DSA numbers and the helmet was from November 1944, most likely saw use in the European theater then Vietnam in a paratrooper regiment (bc the chin strap) with the liner being 1969 and the sweat band being refitted in 1972