M1 Helmet Shrimp Net, OriginalThis is the small mesh net used by many troops from 1943 onwards. Whilst similar to the British 1 4" nets used by the likes of the 90th Infantry Division and the 82nd Airborne Division, these are actually quite different. In an effort to increase the supply of helmet nets to troops in the ETO, US army camouflage factories were tasked with the manufacture of these nets. They were made by cutting up larger vehicle camouflage nets to a size to fit the M1