Original U.S. WWII M1944 Helmet Net with Band & Original Tag - Rare Snider Rifle and the elastic is still

and the elastic is still quite springy though it appears to be a replacement

and this is one of the few times that we have had a photo album with them

as many examples have been recorded

though the stitching holding it on is rotted out in some areas

There is an excellent factory applied machine stitched heavily embroidered cap eagle originally attached and BeVo woven cockade (also factory sewn)

Original U.S. WWII M1944 Helmet Net with Band & Original Tag - Rare Snider Rifle and the elastic is stillOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an increasingly scarce M1944 helmet net which is entirely unissued and even retains the original instruction tag attached to the helmet band. The band of this example is rather stiff but still stretches, a telltale sign of the M1944 U. S. helmet net. The original tag reads: NET, HELMET, with BAND USES: 1. To break up the helmet silhouette. 2. To secure camouflage foliage to helmet. 3. To prevent glare. The