Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2 Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest - Serial 0020 Russian Maxim 1910 Every crewman is identified by

Every crewman is identified by both name and his position on the plane

While this is an early M-1 helmet it has a later set of swivel (movable) chinstrap loops called “bales” and a stainless steel rim

It is also engraved with a decorative panel

dated 1941 on the chin strap bales

Original U.S. Army Vietnam Era AN/PVS-2 Starlight Night Vision Scope with Transit Chest - Serial 0020 Russian Maxim 1910 Every crewman is identified byOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Army AN PVS 2 is a first generation night vision device, first developed during the Vietnam war era, which quickly went through several different revisions. While very large and heavy by "modern" standards, the 6 pound passive starlight PVS 2s were considered state of the art when it came to the capabilities of U. S. troops fighting at night. These scopes first entered service at the height of the Vietnam