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CHAPTER 7
STEEL HELMETS AND HELMET LINERS
Section I. INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides instructions for repair and maintenance of the steel helmets and helmet liners.
ITEM
I
SPECIFICATION
Helmet, Ground Troop’s, Parachutist’s, Steel M-1,
MIL-H-1988
Type I and II
Liner, Ground Troop’s-Parachutist’s Helmet, Type I
MIL-L-41800
and II
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Helmet, Ground Troop’s Steel, M-1, Type I, NSN 8470-00-255-8579. The ground troop’s steel helmet (Figure
7-1 ) is fabricated of special armor steel and consists of the body or shell with rolled steel edging and two hinged
loop assemblies for attaching a two-piece chin strap. The chin strap consists of a long and a short strap with
hardware for attaching to the helmet and a quick release buckle and hook. The new airborne type chinstrap con-
sists of two pieces with pressure clips for attaching to the helmet and has a snap fastener closure. The helmet
is painted with olive green enamel paint containing silica sand. (See Figure 7-1.)
Helmet, Parachutist’s M-1, Type ll, NSN 8470-00-161-9414. The parachutist’s steel helmet is the same as the
type I helmet except the chin strap is equipped with snap fasteners for attaching the helmet to the parachutist’s
helmet finer. (See Figure 7-2.)
Liner, Ground Troop’s Helmet, Type I, NSN 8470-00-935-6842. The ground troop’s helmet liner is fabricated of
polyvinyl butyral modified phenolformaldehyde resin laminated nylon; ballistic for armor cloth shell, of olive
green odor. The liner is equipped with a headband, neckband, and removable suspension.
Liner, Parachutist’s Helmet, Type ll, NSN 8470-00-761-6323. The parachutist’s steel helmet liner (Figure 7-3)
is the same as the type M-1 helmet finer except it is equipped with a chin strap and a chin strap suspension as-
sembly. The suspension is permanent and riveted in place.
Helmet Band, NSN 8415-01-110-9981. An elasticized helmet band is available for use in conduction with the hel-
met.
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