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I got my hands to a couple of helmet covers, an M/05 one and a late-production M/91 one, both in size M (fits L-sized ACH-type or M-sized PASGT-type helmets).
The guy I bought the M/05 cover from said that it never was FDF property. I tend to believe him because he was also selling M/05 trousers (which I stupidly didn't buy, because they weren't my size), but not the smock or any other items - should he have been selling gear issued to him, he would probably have offered any pieces of the kit.
The M/05 cover is two-sided, with an M/05 woodland camo side and an M/05 snow camo side. The tag is sewn on the snow camo side.
The cover is made in Finland in 2010 by Admico OY ('Admico Ltd').
The tag reads:
"10 [inside tower marking, meaning year of manufacture - 2010] M [size M]
ADMICO OY ['Admico Ltd']
Maastokuviopuoli [Camouflage pattern side]
50% / 50% CO/PES [Cotton/Polyester]
Lumipukupuoli [Snow suit side]
30% / 70% CO/PES [Cotton/Polyester]"
Here are some pictures of it. Notice how the dark grey on the snow camo pattern is lighter on the helmet cover than on the (genuine) fabric which I used as a background.
First, the manufacturer and size tag:
Front:
Rear:
Snow camo side on the inside:
Snow camo side front:
Snow camo side rear:
Front, on an L-sized ACH:
Right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow camo side right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow camo side left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow camo side right rear, on an L-sized ACH:
The M/91 cover I bought from a reservist store (MPY, now Inttistore). Interestingly enough, it has FDF's tower/castle marking on the tag, which makes me think it is genuine.
It's made by Admico OY ('Admico Ltd') in Finland, in 2005. It shares the same design with the M05 covers, which the earlier production M/91 covers don't. However, this one has rubber band loops on the snow side for adding spruce twigs or such for extra camoufalge, which the M/05 cover lacks on its snow camo side.
Like the M/05 cover, the tag is sewn on the snow side. It reads:
"2005 [inside tower marking] M [size M]
50% CO / 50% PES
30% CO / 70% PES
ADMICO SECURITY SERVICE"
Here are the pictures. First, the tag:
Right front:
Left rear:
Snow side, right front:
Snow side, left rear:
Snow side, right rear:
Front, on an L-sized ACH:
Right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow side, right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow side, left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
There are also other helmet covers used by FDF: an M/04-M/05 one which has M/04 desert camo on one side and M/05 woodland camo on the other, then the earlier production M/91, and also two versions of the M/62 helmet covers, one for the M/55 helmet (M35-onwards Stahlhelm type), and the other for the M/38 and M/60 helmets.
There's also an M/62 detachable hood (which I do have, but I just haven't got pictures of it), which acts both as a hood for the late-production M/62 smocks (those which have buttons on the inner side of the collar) and as a helmet cover for the M/38 and M/60 helmets.
The guy I bought the M/05 cover from said that it never was FDF property. I tend to believe him because he was also selling M/05 trousers (which I stupidly didn't buy, because they weren't my size), but not the smock or any other items - should he have been selling gear issued to him, he would probably have offered any pieces of the kit.
The M/05 cover is two-sided, with an M/05 woodland camo side and an M/05 snow camo side. The tag is sewn on the snow camo side.
The cover is made in Finland in 2010 by Admico OY ('Admico Ltd').
The tag reads:
"10 [inside tower marking, meaning year of manufacture - 2010] M [size M]
ADMICO OY ['Admico Ltd']
Maastokuviopuoli [Camouflage pattern side]
50% / 50% CO/PES [Cotton/Polyester]
Lumipukupuoli [Snow suit side]
30% / 70% CO/PES [Cotton/Polyester]"
Here are some pictures of it. Notice how the dark grey on the snow camo pattern is lighter on the helmet cover than on the (genuine) fabric which I used as a background.
First, the manufacturer and size tag:
Front:
Rear:
Snow camo side on the inside:
Snow camo side front:
Snow camo side rear:
Front, on an L-sized ACH:
Right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow camo side right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow camo side left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow camo side right rear, on an L-sized ACH:
The M/91 cover I bought from a reservist store (MPY, now Inttistore). Interestingly enough, it has FDF's tower/castle marking on the tag, which makes me think it is genuine.
It's made by Admico OY ('Admico Ltd') in Finland, in 2005. It shares the same design with the M05 covers, which the earlier production M/91 covers don't. However, this one has rubber band loops on the snow side for adding spruce twigs or such for extra camoufalge, which the M/05 cover lacks on its snow camo side.
Like the M/05 cover, the tag is sewn on the snow side. It reads:
"2005 [inside tower marking] M [size M]
50% CO / 50% PES
30% CO / 70% PES
ADMICO SECURITY SERVICE"
Here are the pictures. First, the tag:
Right front:
Left rear:
Snow side, right front:
Snow side, left rear:
Snow side, right rear:
Front, on an L-sized ACH:
Right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow side, right front, on an L-sized ACH:
Snow side, left rear, on an L-sized ACH:
There are also other helmet covers used by FDF: an M/04-M/05 one which has M/04 desert camo on one side and M/05 woodland camo on the other, then the earlier production M/91, and also two versions of the M/62 helmet covers, one for the M/55 helmet (M35-onwards Stahlhelm type), and the other for the M/38 and M/60 helmets.
There's also an M/62 detachable hood (which I do have, but I just haven't got pictures of it), which acts both as a hood for the late-production M/62 smocks (those which have buttons on the inner side of the collar) and as a helmet cover for the M/38 and M/60 helmets.
