How do these helmet chinstraps look?

[Paul G]

How do these helmet chinstraps look to you guys? Is this a correct type weave, color, and texture? Any help is appreciated. I am only concerned with the straps at this point. Thanks!

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[Jareth]

They look fine

[Paul G]

Thanks Jareth

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[Ryukyutunnelrat]

they look good to me too

David.

[Papa Nambu]

Just for reference, here's a close up of a Nakata repro strap, the most likely candidate to be used as a high quality fake/replacement.
This one is from the 80s, not sure if they have changed.

[Paul G]

Thanks David and Papa

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[ral6014]

I´ve replaced my uncomplete helmet strapping with an strap of old and damaged japanese gaiters. See at the pic. Left gaiterstrap, right genuine chinstrap. I would say there is no difference. I guess the straps were universal useable for all kinds of military use and not especially produced for helmets.

P.S.: You have an very nice helmet.

[xXx]

Somebody must have changed the strap on your leggings because, they are nothing close to a chinstrap. They are thin and smooth. The belts on pants and backpacks are the same as a chinstrap but, on a backpack they are two layers sewn together so you would have to split one. this was a common way to repair broken chinstraps from what i have been told. I like the ones on your helmet Paul.

[Paul G]

Thanks for the comments and discussion guys, xxx and ral6014

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[ral6014]

Somebody must have changed the strap on your leggings because, they are nothing close to a chinstrap........

It would be possible, but the strap was machine sewn.

[Walter Schmidt]

Somebody must have changed the strap on your leggings because, they are nothing close to a chinstrap. They are thin and smooth. The belts on pants and backpacks are the same as a chinstrap but, on a backpack they are two layers sewn together so you would have to split one. this was a common way to repair broken chinstraps from what i have been told. I like the ones on your helmet Paul.

They are called 真田紐 (Sanada Himo, or Sanada string), a kind of traditional webbing used since the Sengoku period. You can still sometimes find stocks of National Defense Color sanadahimo as surplus today.

Puttees, both civilian and military used different kinds as there was much variation in construction, colour and material. As the war progressed cotton Sanada strings started to be replaced by inferior but smooth-shiny rayon variants.