anyone know how to read military contract numbers to find the date of manufacture?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - anyone know how to read military contract numbers to find the date of manufacture?

Posted: 8/14/2007 8:31:54 AM EDT

can you find out when this GI helmet cover was made by the contract number?

Im trying to find out if it's vietnam war era or later?

Posted: 8/14/2007 8:48:30 AM EDT

[#1]

Try these guys:

http://www.garage-ogawa.com/

Posted: 8/14/2007 8:54:55 AM EDT

[#2]

Because it is an 11 digit FSN, that places it prior to 1975. FSN's were first used in the early 50's, so it falls in that range of 52-74.

The actual contract number is a pre-DSA style number, so that means pre-1963ish....

So figure sometime between 1952 and 1963-64. Post a picture of the real cover and I can tell you more.

Posted: 8/14/2007 9:31:58 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Because it is an 11 digit FSN, that places it prior to 1975. FSN's were first used in the early 50's, so it falls in that range of 52-74.

The actual contract number is a pre-DSA style number, so that means pre-1963ish....

So figure sometime between 1952 and 1963-64. Post a picture of the real cover and I can tell you more.

cgi.ebay.com/US-Army-USMC-M-1-Helmet-Camouflage-Cover-Reversible_W0QQitemZ150151268944QQihZ005QQcategoryZ36062QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Posted: 8/14/2007 11:09:18 AM EDT

[#4]

late 50's-very early 60's

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - anyone know how to read military contract numbers to find the date of manufacture?

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