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31-08-07, 00:36
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pith helmet
hi all
today i found an old pith helmet which looks military, but i'm not sure. at the moment i can't post a pic of it, but here is the description. it's colour is similar to light stone, or to some of the ww11 issue respirator bags. the lining is gone, but the inside of the helmet is similar to a jade green. it has a leather chin strap about 3/8" wide. i couldn't find any markings on it anywhere. if anyone has a pic of a cdn issue pith helmet perhaps i could compare it. i'm thinking it's military because the previous owner was a veteran. thanks mike 
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31-08-07, 01:51
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Hi Mike,
Here is a selection of different pith helmets. Does yours look like any of these? I may be interested if it is for sale and in good condition. Clive     
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31-08-07, 03:41
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I was issued a pith helmet in Sardinia in '69 like Clive shows in picture Number 3 ... Like you describe sounds like that one..   
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31-08-07, 04:43
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Re: Pith helmet
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31-08-07, 11:14
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c'mon sunray don't take the pith out of him .....
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31-08-07, 14:50
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Re: Re: Pith helmet
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I got old too fast and smart too late... I see that is not applicable in your case.... MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....!!!! 
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31-08-07, 15:15
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Boys, boys... back On Topic
The helmet that the old pither wore in the immediate post-Fenian era was known as the Hawley helmet and was taken into wear in the early days of the Second Great Unpleasantness. It continued to be worn by cadets well into the 1980s.
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31-08-07, 22:14
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Pith helmet availability
Firstly, I pithed myself laffing at Jiff's carbon dating of Alex!
www.wwmeinc.com sells the models 1, 4 (in both white and khaki) and 5 for a most reasonable price of $39.95 USD ea and delivers (via Ogdensburg in my case) in two days. Our local cadet corps recently bought 10 in white for wear with patrol dress. The supplier also stocks a "North Vietnam" cork helmet which is pea green and looks very similar to 3 but rounder at $19.95... it comes with an NVA hatbadge so may still be current issue to the Vietnamese Peoples' Army. Cheers! Mike
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01-09-07, 00:54
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hi guys
ref clive's pics....number three is very close to what is here. i think i'll have the digicam back this weekend and will post a pic. it amazes me what can still be found...and in the stragest places!!! thanks for the info...and the antics!! mike
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01-09-07, 01:50
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Re: Mike
Antics? Whatever do you mean by "antics"? On MLU? I'm sorry, you must be mistaken, that's simply not allowed here...
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01-09-07, 02:36
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01-09-07, 03:03
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Matter of fact, I just picked one up at a local flea market for $10.00 and just wore it to a grad pde at Meaford today.
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