PARA HELMET COVER

Hello

First I apologize for my English-speaking.
I am Jesus of Seville Spain.
Years ago I collect British militaria from WWII to the present day.
I am forced to ask for help with a question that I can not solve by myself.

During the Falklands conflict in numerous photos show the new fiber lightweight helmets that were used by the Parachute Regiment. Some of them appear with a helmet cover DPM, under nets or black tape.
I wanted to know if covers were handmade or manufactured in series for this model.


By walterwalker at 2012-01-30

Thank you very much and greetings

Hello Jesus,do you have one of these rare helmets?

There were NO issue DPM covers available at the time.

Common practise was using a hood from the 68 Pattern DPM combat smock and sometimes also putting a net or a scrim scarf on top fixed with taps.

Hi Jesus.

As Gulf mentioned ,there was not an official issue cover for the Para lids, P 68 Hoods or Hessian,and scrim was used.

Interestingly regarding these RARE early airborne helmets-there has been 2 now on Ebay UK in the last week

Yeah Rich,I have noticed a couple recently,one had an experimental cover which was interesting especially.



Jesus ,here is a 68 pattern hood, of the type used during the Falklands conflict.

Easy Gee wrote:Yeah Rich,I have noticed a couple recently,one had an experimental cover which was interesting especially.

Yep,i bid on that and in bloody hindsight should have bid more

Not for the helmet as i have 2 but for the early MK6 cover

Be interesting to see who won it as it went in all honesty for a very good price.

Gulf91 wrote:

Easy Gee wrote:Yeah Rich,I have noticed a couple recently,one had an experimental cover which was interesting especially.

Yep,i bid on that and in bloody hindsight should have bid more

Not for the helmet as i have 2 but for the early MK6 cover

Be interesting to see who won it as it went in all honesty for a very good price.

Hopefully someone here, and hopefully again, they'll show it here

Easy Gee wrote:

Gulf91 wrote:

Easy Gee wrote:Yeah Rich,I have noticed a couple recently,one had an experimental cover which was interesting especially.

Yep,i bid on that and in bloody hindsight should have bid more

Not for the helmet as i have 2 but for the early MK6 cover

Be interesting to see who won it as it went in all honesty for a very good price.

Hopefully someone here, and hopefully again, they'll show it here

I hope not,ill be ever so jealous

Gulf91 wrote:Hello Jesus,do you have one of these rare helmets?

There were NO issue DPM covers available at the time.

Common practise was using a hood from the 68 Pattern DPM combat smock and sometimes also putting a net or a scrim scarf on top fixed with taps.

many thanks Gulf91
sleeves are too tight
manufacturing seem

Easy Gee wrote:Yeah Rich,I have noticed a couple recently,one had an experimental cover which was interesting especially.



Jesus ,here is a 68 pattern hood, of the type used during the Falklands conflict.

thank you easy gee
I have a pat68 hoods and do not understand how the fit so perfectly
you think you were doing also covers the MKV helmet?
I do not remember having seen in photos

We covered the Mk5 tin P**sers with hessian with a net over it then added fabric scrim to the net and added local foliage to blend the helmet in, I never saw a purpose made DPM cover for the Mk5 Im not saying there was'nt just I never saw one.

loski wrote:We covered the Mk5 tin P**sers with hessian with a net over it then added fabric scrim to the net and added local foliage to blend the helmet in, I never saw a purpose made DPM cover for the Mk5 Im not saying there was'nt just I never saw one.

Graham,there wasnt a purpose made cover for the MK4/5 either.

british-rat wrote:

Easy Gee wrote:Yeah Rich,I have noticed a couple recently,one had an experimental cover which was interesting especially.



Jesus ,here is a 68 pattern hood, of the type used during the Falklands conflict.

thank you easy gee
I have a pat68 hoods and do not understand how the fit so perfectly
you think you were doing also covers the MKV helmet?
I do not remember having seen in photos

No worries Jesus.

Graham has hit the nail on head with this one. There were no Mk 5 covers.

Or Mk 4 covers for that matter as mentioned by Rich.

Incidentally Richard (Gulf91) has provided an excellent example already of one of these lids and clear pictures of how the hood could be attached...check it out!!!