Unusual M1 (help needed)
Just looking for advice on this M1 Gents ,it was the unusual airborne A yokes arrangement on what is an Austrian m75 liner that caught my eye ,it is a paired set and shows the same sliding buckle on both shell and liner, the lime green Shell is not Us in origin and has a batch number higher up than you would normally find a Us heatstamp and at an odd 45 degree angle
The webbing is held by Brown coated split pin fasteners on both the liner and shell chinstraps and the webbing is of the same material on this two parter ,it looks a pretty legit period modified piece but by who and for which nation is a mystery to me I have to admit :confused: the buckle and chinstrap end terminations are like nothing I have seen before ,I know Turkey used modified Austrian shells but modified the liners I will also put the liner on the Austrian m75 thread and see if the gents over there know of such a modification
The webbing is held by Brown coated split pin fasteners on both the liner and shell chinstraps and the webbing is of the same material on this two parter ,it looks a pretty legit period modified piece but by who and for which nation is a mystery to me I have to admit :confused: the buckle and chinstrap end terminations are like nothing I have seen before ,I know Turkey used modified Austrian shells but modified the liners I will also put the liner on the Austrian m75 thread and see if the gents over there know of such a modification