Help requested with leather para chinstraps

[lnijherald]

Hi guys,
At least some of us were not entirely sure about the leather chinstraps on Jeroen's helmet.
I thought they seemed ok,they are nothing like the reproduction straps that I know of. Unfortunately I don't have such helmet myself to compare.
I only have pictures of leather straps and they are not very detailed so what I would really appreciate is if you could send me pictures or measurements from genuine leather straps: close ups from chin cup, fixings, stitching, rivets, sizes, widths, lenghts etc etc...
Please e-mail pictures to: L_Being@gmx.net
Thanks, Luc

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hello Luc,

I'll send you some pictures of mine tomorrow. To be honest, I didn't really like those on Jeroen's helmet and the rivets didn't look good to me.

All the best, from Jack.

[lnijherald]

Thanks Jack!

Yeah, the rivets were a bit different.
Oh, and I won't put any of your pictures on my website without your prior consent!
Cheers, Luc

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hello Luc,

Don't worry about the pictures now

My name is on the front page so all is great

Thanks, from Jack.

[lnijherald]

My name is on the front page so all is great

I'm thinking of changing that, I'm constantly working on a new release and the list of names is growing so what I will do is give credit per picture.

Back to the subject of chinstraps: if you look at the strap on the left side you will see 3 rivets. Sometimes there are 2 at the top and one below that (a triangle pointing down) and sometimes it is the other way around.
Does anyone have any idea if this is a good way to tell genuine from repro; or is it just maker's variations?
Cheers, Luc

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Luc, I have been thinking about your request. This is a thorny issue and one that we have discussed before in many of the German sections. By posting good detailed info of the kind you need, we are in a great danger of helping the fakers improve their products.

My helmet chinstrap is a stitched type so I cannot help re the rivets.

Cheers, Ade.

[lnijherald]

Good point Ade,

However I had no intentions to post pictures here; I would just welcome pictures via e-mail and store them on my pc. That is not going to help fakers!

Cheers, Luc

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Luc, that is fine

Cheers, Ade.

[Guy]

Hi Luc,

There are a couple of reasonable photos of a seacond pattern on my site if you want to copy them. www.axisandallied.com they give fair detail of the harness. I will also try to dig the original larger files out of my archive for you.

Yours, Guy.

[lnijherald]

Thanks Guy!


Cheers, Luc

[Guy]

Thanks Guy!


Cheers, Luc

No Worries Mate

Here's a reasonable look at the rivets. Will send you the full size files in the next couple of days.

[lnijherald]

Excellent close up Guy, thanks.

They look like copper, not brass am I right?

Luc

[Guy]

Excellent close up Guy, thanks.

They look like copper, not brass am I right?

Luc

Hi Luc,

Yes they are copper. They are the same sort of rivets found on 08 pattern equipment, certain bayonet frogs, binocular cases etc.

Yours, Guy.

[lnijherald]

yes I think I remember now.

There is one on the webbing entrenching tool cover also.
Cheers, Luc