Posted 3 years ago
battlegear
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these Israeli used helmets can often be found with a mixture of US and Israeli parts, This helmet has a tan mesh net with a piece of burlap underneath and also a piece of rubber inner tube from a truck tire as a helmet band, looks like the same camo cover as the IDF soldier is wearing in this war time photo.
Dating from the Six Day War era these helmets remained in service until gradually phased out by the M76 Orlite ballistic helmet.