Original U.S. Vietnam War Era HGU-26/P Flight Helmet with Visor Flight and MBU-5/P Oxygen Mask Category_Martini-Henry Parts or oilcloth we have seen

or oilcloth we have seen

“These days [reconnaissance Marines] give the large paddles to each other and smaller ones to people or units that have worked with [reconnaissance Marines] in an exceptional way

a major weakness was its 32-round magazine

with the Maker's name inside faintly marked under the spike fixture :-

so it is presumed during his working life he was an R

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era HGU-26/P Flight Helmet with Visor Flight and MBU-5/P Oxygen Mask Category_Martini-Henry Parts or oilcloth we have seenOriginal Item: One of a kind. The HGU 26 P request for nomenclature is dated Jan 14, 1970 and is based on the HGU 22 P Helmet Shell. There is no military specification detailing exactly what goes into an HGU 26 P but until the appearance of the single visor HGU 26 P both USAF and manufacturer information was consistent in describing the HGU 26 P as an HGU 22 P helmet shell with a PRU 36 P side actuated double visor. Sierra Corp and Gentex Inc sold