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US Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet with MARPAT Camouflage Cover

US Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet with MARPAT Camouflage Cover

US Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet with MARPAT Camouflage Cover

LOT 62-0625
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Auction ended        23rd October 2022  |  02:46 pm CEST
RESULT
STARTING PRICE: USD 50,00
EUR 0,00
GBP 0,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %
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PERIOD 1945 — present
COUNTRY United States from 1945
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US LOT 62-0625
EAN 3000000006238
US LOT 62-0625
PERIOD 1945 — present
COUNTRY United States from 1945
EAN 3000000006238
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1945 — present
COUNTRY United States from 1945
US LOT 62-0625
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 3000000006238
MAKER
WEIGHT
United States from 1945
US Marine Corps Enhanced Combat Helmet with MARPAT Camouflage Cover


Description

Marine Corps issued Enhanced Combat Helmet with MARPAT camouflage cover and night vision mounting bracket. Has Velcro padding inside. Used Helmet with owner marking inside.

The Lightweight Helmet (LWH), also known as the Lightweight Marine Corps Helmet or Lightweight Marine Helmet, is an armored helmet that is used by the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. It is the U.S. Marine Corps' successor to the PASGT combat helmet, which it replaced. And derived from the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet, which incorporates improvements in the MICH such as the liner and retention system.

The LWH was designed in 2003 and entered service later that year. It completely replaced the PASGT in USMC service by 2009. The LWH was made by the Gentex Corporation and BAE Systems in five sizes. From 2007 onward, pads were installed in the helmet to improve comfort for wearers.

Whereas the PASGT helmet's shell is olive drab, the LWH's is coyote brown and can be fitted with cloth helmet covers, either originally made for the PASGT or more commonly those made for the LWH in desert and woodland MARPAT, as well as a mounting bracket on the front for any sort of night vision device, such as the AN/PVS-7 night vision goggle or AN/PVS-14 monocular night vision device (MNVD). Marines currently can be issued with a sling suspension or a pad suspension to fit the inside of the helmet to the head. A nape protection system adds ballistic protection to the rear of the head was also added as to reduce strain and improve comfort to the back of the neck.

The Marine Corps placed its first order for the Enhanced Combat Helmet in July 2013, and was fielded to deployed Marines by the end of 2013. The ECH is planned to equip all deployed Marines, while the Lightweight Helmet will still be used for training and noncombat purposes. Beginning in 2021, a high cut ECH variant with attachment rails and a contour similar to the Maritime helmet was issued to Marines in combat arms units.


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Seller
History Trader Inc., 521 Thorn Street #165, Sewickly, PA 15143-0165, USA
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