Original U.S. Cold War Combat Vehicle Crew CVC Gentex DH-178 Helmet with Personalized Camouflage - Dated 1979 Category_Spade Grip Assembly The leather frog does show

The leather frog does show a bit of wear

This would most likely indicate 1969 or 1970 production

12 April—45 miles from Berlin

130 km/h (702 mph

Overall length: 38 3/4”

Original U.S. Cold War Combat Vehicle Crew CVC Gentex DH-178 Helmet with Personalized Camouflage - Dated 1979 Category_Spade Grip Assembly The leather frog does showOriginal Item: Only One Available.. The Gentex DH 178 artilleryman helmet was an experimental attempt to create a protective CVC type helmet for the crews of self propelled artillery. These ballistic helmets were based on the DH 132 but came without communications electronics, and instead used two independent amplification circuits, one for each ear. These were prototype helmets and only 1400 of these were made by the Gentex Corporation and the helmet