11-19-2007, 09:40 PM
It may have been a stiffener too, but there is plenty of photographic evidence of demobilized troopers sporting them as highliters.
I'm guessing the big portion was cut out of the metal one to reduce the weight and that's why future generations used plastic - easier to shape and lighter.
I'm guessing the big portion was cut out of the metal one to reduce the weight and that's why future generations used plastic - easier to shape and lighter.












