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This listing is for
ONE
mint, never-issued two-piece M1 helmet replacement chinstrap.
It is
genuine
US government issue, NOT a copy or reproduction.
It will come from an
original factory box (as shown above).
They are made of OD#7 (olive green) cotton webbing and black-oxide metal finish with crimp-on tabs
.
They have the T1 “ball and hook” release and are correct for the
post-Korea through post-Vietnam period (1959 – 1982) but will fit any
year US steel pot or WW1 dough-boy helmet.
Straps are 16 inches long when the two sides are connected.
The metal parts of these straps
were produced in the USA between 1965 and 1972 by the original
manufacturer: North and Judd Mfg. Co. in New Britain, Connecticut.
I am distributing straps from the 1966 year box currently, mostly with anchor.
FYI  CHOICES= Send me a note if you’d like a strap with an anchor, without anchor, and which year (1966 thru 1969).
Unless you tell me otherwise, at checkout or send note,
I will ship my choice.
These straps are identical except for the
anchor stamping*. All are correct for the Vietnam era.
You are bidding on ONE chinstrap of your choice.
Original boxes containing 50 straps are shown for reference only
and are not included. Your strap will come from one of these boxes.
These straps were never individually packaged example pic shown.
*Apparently, the anchor logo was first used in the fifties and was discontinued when the manufacturer, North and Judd, was acquired by Gulf and Western Industries in 1967. Chinstraps produced after 1967 had NO anchor although some boxes dated as late as 1969 still contained anchor straps. The stitching, thread color, and thread material depicts which year the strap was made.
The last picture is me, wearing my M1 steel pot somewhere in the “Iron Triangle” in Vietnam March 30, 1969.