Originally Posted by
bennyboy21
An old thread I know but this is infact an original wartime produced item, I have had one near identical but for slight difference to the makers label since the 1970s. mint unissued and 1945 dated. made from multi weave cord identical to that of the early/mid war British made woven helmet nets and this in camouflage! one important note is the stink of anti-rot proofing fluid used on this type of cord. anyone familiar to wartime British helmet nets and similar will know this smell well and pretty much impossible to replicate. As already stated the fact that we have photographs of these in use dating from 1944 kind of spell it out. not issued on mass but certainly a genuine article.