Unissued USGI M1 Steel Pot Chin Strap – Dated 1988, Sealed with Instructions, NSN 8470-00-030-8003

Unissued USGI M1 Steel Pot Chin Strap with Chin Cup and Snap Buttons — Dated April 1988, Sealed in Original Packaging with Instruction Sheet, Genuine U.S. Military Surplus

A genuine, never-issued U.S. government chin strap for the M1 steel helmet, still sealed in its original clear bag with the original installation instructions. It’s olive drab webbing with a chin cup and snap buttons. Use it to replace a worn or missing strap, or to finish a bare steel pot. The instruction sheet shows how to remove an old strap and how to snap the new one over the D-rings, the swivel bale loops, on each side of the shell.

Verified Info:

• Item: Strap, Chin, for Helmet, Steel, M-1
• NSN: 8470-00-030-8003
• Contract: DLA 100-88-F-EA26
• Date: 4/88 (April 1988)
• Lot number: 03
• Maker marking: S WEST LIGHTHOUSE F/T BLIND
• Color: Olive drab
• Features: Chin cup and snap buttons
• Condition: Unissued, sealed in original packaging
• Issue type: Genuine USGI surplus, not a reproduction

Includes: One chin strap and the original installation instruction sheet.
Fits: M1 steel pots with swivel bales (D-rings), including the rear-seam swivel-bale shells we sell.
Not for: the PASGT Kevlar helmet, which uses a different chin strap.

Ideal for: M1 restoration, Cold War impressions, reenactors, and collectors who want a sealed, dated original.

Condition Note: Unissued and sealed. Email PottstownArmyNavy@gmail.com for more photos and questions.

Safety Notice: This is a collector, display, and reenactment item. It is not certified protective gear, and aged materials cannot be relied on for protection.